[CLJ-1146] Symbol name starting with digits to defn throws "Unmatched delimiter )"

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 15:41:03 -0600

When trying to use an invalid symbol name when defining a function, the error message thrown is a confusing and wrong one. The error message is "RuntimeException Unmatched delimiter: ) clojure.lang.Util.runtimeException (Util.java:219)", which unfortunately is the only message seen in nrepled emacs.

$ java -jar clojure-1.5.0-RC2.jar
Clojure 1.5.0-RC2
user=> (defn 45fn [] nil)
NumberFormatException Invalid number: 45fn clojure.lang.LispReader.readNumber (LispReader.java:255)
[]
nil
RuntimeException Unmatched delimiter: ) clojure.lang.Util.runtimeException (Util.java:219)

Expected:
When trying to (defn or (def a thing with a non valid symbol name, the last thrown error message should be one stating that the given symbol name is not a valid one.

Clojure JIRA

[CLJ-1146] Symbol name starting with digits to defn throws "Unmatched delimiter )"