From: "kddnewton (Kevin Newton) via ruby-core" <ruby-core@...>
Date: 2024-02-27T16:51:15+00:00
Subject: [ruby-core:116977] [Ruby master Bug#20308] `it` and numbered parameters do not work in `eval`

Issue #20308 has been updated by kddnewton (Kevin Newton).


Ahh! Thank you @jeremyevans0 and @alanwu I knew there must have been a reason. I'll close this.

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Bug #20308: `it` and numbered parameters do not work in `eval`
https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/20308#change-107024

* Author: kddnewton (Kevin Newton)
* Status: Open
* Backport: 3.0: UNKNOWN, 3.1: UNKNOWN, 3.2: UNKNOWN, 3.3: UNKNOWN
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I am not sure if this is a purposeful restriction or not, so I apologize if this is not a "bug" per se.

Currently if you use `it` or `_1` (numbered parameters) in `eval` they do not work with `compile.c`:

```
irb(main):001> 1.tap { eval("_1") }
(eval):1:in `block in <top (required)>': undefined local variable or method `_1' for main:Object (NameError)
Did you mean?  _
```

They work accidentally with prism because I didn't know this wasn't allowed. Is it a bug? Or is this on purpose?



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