[ruby-core:88785] [Ruby trunk Bug#15052] must not optimize `foo(**{})` out

[mame@ruby-lang.org]

Issue #15052 has been reported by mame (Yusuke Endoh).

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Bug #15052: must not optimize `foo(**{})` out
https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/15052

* Author: mame (Yusuke Endoh)
* Status: Open
* Priority: Normal
* Assignee: 
* Target version: 
* ruby -v: 
* Backport: 2.3: UNKNOWN, 2.4: UNKNOWN, 2.5: UNKNOWN
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A keyword rest argument with empty hash, `**{}`, is removed during parsing phase.  However, under the current spec of keyword parameters, this leads to a problem:

```
def foo(opt = "opt", **hsh)
  p [opt, hsh]
end

foo({}, **{})  #=> expected: [{}, {}], actual: ["opt", {}]
```

`foo({}, **{})` is obviously expected to pass the first `{}` to `opt`, and the second `**{}` to `**hsh`.  However, `**{}` is removed at parsing phase, sp the first `{}` is considered as a keyword rest argument, which causes the above strange result.

So, we cannot optimize `**{}` out, unless keyword argument is separated from normal arguments #14183.  (The current spec is really intractable not only for Ruby users but also for Ruby developers!)

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do-not-optimize-keyword-argument-with-empty-hash.patch (717 Bytes)


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