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Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: x86_64
OS: linux-gnu
Compiler: gcc
Compilation CFLAGS: -march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -fno-plt -DDEFAULT_PATH_VALUE='/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin' -DSTANDARD_UTILS_PATH='/usr/bin' -DSYS_BASHRC='/etc/bash.bashrc' -DSYS_BASH_LOGOUT='/etc/bash.bash_logout' -DNON_INTERACTIVE_LOGIN_SHELLS -Wno-parentheses -Wno-format-security
uname output: Linux charon 5.6.4-arch1-1-user-regd #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri, 17 Apr 2020 12:06:27 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Machine Type: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu

Bash Version: 5.0
Patch Level: 16
Release Status: release

Description:
  Global and local variable namespaces are distinct in the most common case:

    f() { local x=a; }
    x=b
    f
    echo "$x"  # still 'b', as expected

  However, this^^^ example stops working when $x is declared read-only:

Repeat-By:

    f() { local x=a; }
    declare -r x
    f  # bash: local: x: readonly variable

  This^^^ should not fail; it hinders reusability of shell functions and makes
  them context-dependent.