Control variables in for loops are read only

testes/attrib.lua

@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ package.path = oldpath
 local fname = "file_does_not_exist2"
 local m, err = pcall(require, fname)
 for t in string.gmatch(package.path..";"..package.cpath, "[^;]+") do
-  t = string.gsub(t, "?", fname)
+  local t = string.gsub(t, "?", fname)
   assert(string.find(err, t, 1, true))
 end
 

testes/closure.lua

@@ -60,32 +60,29 @@ end
 -- testing closures with 'for' control variable
 a = {}
 for i=1,10 do
-  a[i] = {set = function(x) i=x end, get = function () return i end}
+  a[i] = function () return i end
   if i == 3 then break end
 end
 assert(a[4] == undef)
-a[1].set(10)
-assert(a[2].get() == 2)
-a[2].set('a')
-assert(a[3].get() == 3)
-assert(a[2].get() == 'a')
+assert(a[2]() == 2)
+assert(a[3]() == 3)
 
 a = {}
 local t = {"a", "b"}
 for i = 1, #t do
   local k = t[i]
-  a[i] = {set = function(x, y) i=x; k=y end,
+  a[i] = {set = function(x) k=x end,
           get = function () return i, k end}
   if i == 2 then break end
 end
-a[1].set(10, 20)
+a[1].set(10)
 local r,s = a[2].get()
 assert(r == 2 and s == 'b')
 r,s = a[1].get()
-assert(r == 10 and s == 20)
-a[2].set('a', 'b')
+assert(r == 1 and s == 10)
+a[2].set('a')
 r,s = a[2].get()
-assert(r == "a" and s == "b")
+assert(r == 2 and s == "a")
 
 
 -- testing closures with 'for' control variable x break

testes/nextvar.lua

@@ -609,10 +609,12 @@ do
   a = 0; for i=1.0, 0.99999, -1 do a=a+1 end; assert(a==1)
 end
 
-do   -- changing the control variable
-  local a
-  a = 0; for i = 1, 10 do a = a + 1; i = "x" end; assert(a == 10)
-  a = 0; for i = 10.0, 1, -1 do a = a + 1; i = "x" end; assert(a == 10)
+do   -- attempt to change the control variable
+  local st, msg = load "for i = 1, 10 do i = 10 end"
+  assert(not st and string.find(msg, "assign to const variable 'i'"))
+
+  local st, msg = load "for v, k in pairs{} do v = 10 end"
+  assert(not st and string.find(msg, "assign to const variable 'v'"))
 end
 
 -- conversion