On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 11:02 PM, Mark S. Miller <[email protected]> wrote:

> The text for SetMutableBinding in table 17 is correct:
>
> [...] If S is true and
> the binding cannot be set throw a TypeError exception. S is
> used to identify strict mode references.
>
>
> supporting the notion that the text in 10.2.1.1.3 is an errata.
>
> Or rather, is a mistake to be fixed in an errata ;).


>
>
> On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 10:27 PM, Mark S. Miller <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 10:01 PM, Brendan Eich <[email protected]>wrote:
>>
>>> On Jun 5, 2010, at 9:41 PM, Mark S. Miller wrote:
>>>
>>> Am I misunderstanding something, or 2) was this the intended spec, or 3)
>>> are these three browsers all non-conformant in the same manner? If the 3rd,
>>> I'll file bugs on this. If the 2nd, should we add a correction to the ES5
>>> errata?
>>>
>>>
>>> Whatever happened to "don't break the web"? :-P
>>>
>>> The ES3 spec has no exception here. If ES5 introduced an incompatible
>>> change, we should issue an erratum.
>>>
>>
>> +1. I suggest replacing the text I quote above with
>>
>> If the binding is an immutable binding and S is true, then a TypeError is
>> thrown.
>>
>>
>> And algorithmic step 4:
>>
>> 4. Else this must be an attempt to change the value of an immutable
>> binding so throw a TypeError exception.
>>
>>
>> should be changed to
>>
>>
>> 4. Else this must be an attempt to change the value of an immutable
>> binding, so
>>
>>  a. If S is true, throw a TypeError exception.
>>
>>
>>
>>> /be
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>     Cheers,
>>     --MarkM
>>
>
>
>
> --
>     Cheers,
>     --MarkM
>



-- 
    Cheers,
    --MarkM
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