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`lambdaMetaTelescope` doesn't preserve binder names

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Description

Prerequisites
Description

lambdaMetaTelescope creates metavariables with anonymous user names instead of using the binder names from the lambda binders.

Context

This caused to_dual in mathlib to generate some definitions where the lambda binder names were wrong. That problem has now been fixed (https://github.com/leanprover-community/mathlib4/pull/40946)

Steps to Reproduce
import Lean

open Lean Meta

/-- info: fun {x} => x -/
#guard_msgs in
run_meta
  let e := Expr.lam `a (.sort 0) (.bvar 0) .default
  let (mvars, _, e) ← lambdaMetaTelescope e
  let e ← mkLambdaFVars mvars e
  logInfo m!"{e}"

Expected behavior: The resulting bound variable is called a

Actual behavior: The resulting bound variable is called x

Versions

4.32.0-rc1

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Research direction

Start by locating the implementation of lambdaMetaTelescope and run the minimal run_meta reproduction from the issue. Verify that rebuilding the lambda preserves the binder name a rather than producing x, while keeping the example self-contained and dependency-free.

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Assessment

Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
78/100

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