Bug #20790: Syntax acceptance of `*x = p rescue p 1` is different between parse.y and prism

• Status: Open
• Assignee: -
• Target version: -
• ruby -v: ruby 3.4.0dev (2024-10-09T03:27:05Z master ed11a244dd) +PRISM [x86_64-linux]
• Backport: 3.1: UNKNOWN, 3.2: UNKNOWN, 3.3: UNKNOWN

[tompng (tomoya ishida)]

*x = p rescue p 1 # syntax error in prism
*x = p 1 rescue p 1 # both syntax ok
x = p rescue p 1 # both syntax error
x = p 1 rescue p 1 # both syntax ok

Which is correct? If *x = p rescue p 1 is syntax valid, should x = p rescue p 1 also be syntax valid?