Lua/Text Macros cant be at the end of a block due to implicit return
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Description
macro no_return = -> {code: "", type: "lua"}
print 123
$no_return
Fails to compile with
5: lua macro can only be placed where block macro is allowed
$no_return
^
This keeps popping up and annoying me
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Reproduce the failure with the MoonScript snippet in the issue, focusing on the no_return Lua macro at the end of the block. Trace the compiler's macro-placement and implicit-return handling, then verify that the example compiles while preserving the expected macro behavior.
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- Tech stack
- lua
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
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- 1-2 days
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- Stale
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