patch 8.2.4582: useless code handling a type declarationv8.2.4582

Problem:    Useless code handling a type declaration.
Solution:   Remove the code and give an error.

5 files changed, 40 insertions, 22 deletions

diff --git a/src/errors.h b/src/errors.h
index b8e941979..7bc4b1d49 100644
--- a/src/errors.h
+++ b/src/errors.h
@@ -3252,4 +3252,6 @@ EXTERN char e_cannot_use_s_backslash_in_vim9_script[]
 #ifdef FEAT_EVAL
 EXTERN char e_compiling_closure_without_context_str[]
 	INIT(= N_("E1271: compiling closure without context: %s"));
+EXTERN char e_using_type_not_in_script_context_str[]
+	INIT(= N_("E1272: Using type not in a script context: %s"));
 #endif
diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 62266f884..e4f47b18b 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -937,8 +937,6 @@ get_lval(
 	    }
 	    if (*p == ':')
 	    {
-		garray_T    tmp_type_list;
-		garray_T    *type_list;
 		char_u	    *tp = skipwhite(p + 1);
 
 		if (tp == p + 1 && !quiet)
@@ -947,27 +945,19 @@ get_lval(
 		    return NULL;
 		}
 
-		if (SCRIPT_ID_VALID(current_sctx.sc_sid))
-		    type_list = &SCRIPT_ITEM(current_sctx.sc_sid)->sn_type_list;
-		else
+		if (!SCRIPT_ID_VALID(current_sctx.sc_sid))
 		{
-		    // TODO: should we give an error here?
-		    type_list = &tmp_type_list;
-		    ga_init2(type_list, sizeof(type_T), 10);
+		    semsg(_(e_using_type_not_in_script_context_str), p);
+		    return NULL;
 		}
 
 		// parse the type after the name
-		lp->ll_type = parse_type(&tp, type_list, !quiet);
+		lp->ll_type = parse_type(&tp,
+			       &SCRIPT_ITEM(current_sctx.sc_sid)->sn_type_list,
+			       !quiet);
 		if (lp->ll_type == NULL && !quiet)
 		    return NULL;
 		lp->ll_name_end = tp;
-
-		// drop the type when not in a script
-		if (type_list == &tmp_type_list)
-		{
-		    lp->ll_type = NULL;
-		    clear_type_list(type_list);
-		}
 	    }
 	}
     }
diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_misplaced_type.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_misplaced_type.dump
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..afb82a094
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_misplaced_type.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+|~+0#4040ff13#ffffff0| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|E+0#ffffff16#e000002|1|2|7|2|:| |U|s|i|n|g| |t|y|p|e| |n|o|t| |i|n| |a| |s|c|r|i|p|t| |c|o|n|t|e|x|t|:| |:| |s|t|r|i|n|g| +0#0000000#ffffff0@23
+|P+0#00e0003&|r|e|s@1| |E|N|T|E|R| |o|r| |t|y|p|e| |c|o|m@1|a|n|d| |t|o| |c|o|n|t|i|n|u|e> +0#0000000&@35
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
index ec0d54797..3ad9c9d4f 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
@@ -3942,10 +3942,6 @@ def Test_profile_with_lambda()
       enddef
 
       def Profile()
-        profile start Xprofile.log
-        profile func ProfiledWithLambda
-        # mark ProfiledNested for profiling to avoid E1271
-        profile func ProfiledNested
         ProfiledWithLambda()
         ProfiledNested()
 
@@ -3957,8 +3953,20 @@ def Test_profile_with_lambda()
         profdel func *
         profile pause
       enddef
-      Profile()
-      writefile(['done'], 'Xdidprofile')
+
+      var result = 'done'
+      try
+        # mark functions for profiling now to avoid E1271
+        profile start Xprofile.log
+        profile func ProfiledWithLambda
+        profile func ProfiledNested
+
+        Profile()
+      catch
+        result = 'failed: ' .. v:exception
+      finally
+        writefile([result], 'Xdidprofile')
+      endtry
   END
   writefile(lines, 'Xprofile.vim')
   call system(g:GetVimCommand()
@@ -3974,6 +3982,16 @@ def Test_profile_with_lambda()
   delete('Xprofile.vim')
 enddef
 
+def Test_misplaced_type()
+  writefile(['let g:somevar = "asdf"'], 'XTest_misplaced_type')
+  var buf = g:RunVimInTerminal('-S XTest_misplaced_type', {'rows': 6})
+  term_sendkeys(buf, ":vim9cmd echo islocked('g:somevar: string')\<CR>")
+  g:VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_misplaced_type', {})
+
+  g:StopVimInTerminal(buf)
+  delete('XTest_misplaced_type')
+enddef
+
 " Keep this last, it messes up highlighting.
 def Test_substitute_cmd()
   new
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index fd6327922..e3873d5e9 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    4582,
+/**/
     4581,
 /**/
     4580,