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`:let` is parsed as NODE_EXCMD (not NODE_LET)

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
48/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Stale
Domain
compilers

Research direction

Reproduce the let input and inspect the parser path that currently emits NODE_EXCMD. The issue is done when let produces (let) as the parsed output instead of (excmd "let").

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Description

bug

Problem

let

is parsed as

(excmd "let")

Expected

(let)
Dominant language
Vim Script
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