[BUG] Base.:* = ... (and not Base.:+ or Base.:/) causes internal error

[VitaminBrad]

Details

• Atom version: 1.49.0
• Julia version: 1.4.2
• OS: Linux (Fedora 32)
• Package versions:
  • Atom.jl:
  • julia-client:
  • ink:

Steps to reproduce

1. Base.:*(a::String,b::String) = string(a,"*",b)
   and not
   Base.:+(a::String,b::String) = string(a,"+",b)
   or
   Base.:/(a::String,b::String) = string(a,"/",b)
   causes
   
   the REPL still works perfectly fine, but running any line directly in the script causes the above to appear again.

With an active project:

1. Base.:*(a::String,b::String) = string(a,"*",b)
   and not
   Base.:+(a::String,b::String) = string(a,"+",b)
   or
   Base.:/(a::String,b::String) = string(a,"/",b)
   causes
   
   once again the REPL still works perfectly fine, but running any line directly in the script causes the above to appear again.

Thanks!

[VitaminBrad]

I just noticed that Base.:*(a::String,b::String) is the only function actually already defined. That might be what's causing the problem.

[pfitzseb]

Yeah, by re-defining Base.:*(a::String,b::String) you end up breaking a bunch of things. Not much we can do about that, unfortunately.