[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 141475] New: Web Inspector: silent failure if introducing local variable in console when debugger paused

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=141475

            Bug ID: 141475
           Summary: Web Inspector: silent failure if introducing local
                    variable in console when debugger paused
    Classification: Unclassified
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 528+ (Nightly build)
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Web Inspector
          Assignee: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
          Reporter: burg at cs.washington.edu
                CC: ggaren at apple.com, graouts at webkit.org,
                    joepeck at webkit.org, jonowells at apple.com,
                    mark.lam at apple.com, mattbaker at apple.com,
                    nvasilyev at apple.com, saambarati1 at gmail.com,
                    timothy at apple.com, webkit-bug-importer at group.apple.com

When the debugger is paused, running

> var x = 42;

in the console will not actually assign x to a local variable. This is fine, except that the command silently fails. If you later type

> x

while still paused, a TypeError will be thrown. This is confusing if you don't know how the console/debugger is implemented.

So, should an error be thrown when a variable is introduced when debugger is paused, or should this work somehow?

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