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cmd/compile: inconsistent error message when identifier begins with invalid character #42114

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smasher164 opened this issue Oct 21, 2020 · 0 comments
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compiler/runtime Issues related to the Go compiler and/or runtime. NeedsInvestigation Someone must examine and confirm this is a valid issue and not a duplicate of an existing one.
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What version of Go are you using (go version)?

go version go1.15.2 darwin/amd64

What did you do?

I tried to compile the following program: https://play.golang.org/p/379msfdOuwi

package main

func main() {
	var 3x = 3
	3x := 3  
	var $x = 3
	$x := 3
}

What did you expect to see?

./prog.go:4:6: syntax error: unexpected literal 3, expecting name
./prog.go:5:3: syntax error: unexpected literal 3, expecting name
./prog.go:6:6: invalid character U+0024 '$'
./prog.go:7:2: invalid character U+0024 '$'

What did you see instead?

./prog.go:4:6: syntax error: unexpected literal 3, expecting name
./prog.go:5:3: syntax error: unexpected x at end of statement
./prog.go:6:6: invalid character U+0024 '$'
./prog.go:7:2: invalid character U+0024 '$'
./prog.go:7:5: no new variables on left side of :=
@smasher164 smasher164 added the NeedsInvestigation Someone must examine and confirm this is a valid issue and not a duplicate of an existing one. label Oct 21, 2020
@gopherbot gopherbot added the compiler/runtime Issues related to the Go compiler and/or runtime. label Jul 13, 2022
@seankhliao seankhliao added this to the Unplanned milestone Aug 27, 2022
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