[scala] unexpectedly abrupt end for such an innocent mistake

All,

See the trace below. Is this how we'd like this error to be handled?

Best wishes,

--greg

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scala> List( 1, 2, 3 ) match { case List( 1, x* ) => x case _ => throw new Exception() }
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.Error: symbol value x does not exist in line1$object$$iw$$iw.<init>
    at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase.scala$tools$nsc$backend$icode$GenICode$ICodePhase$$genLoad(GenICode.scala:912)
    at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase.scala$tools$nsc$backend$icode$GenICode$ICodePhase$$genLoad(GenICode.scala:402)
    at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase.scala$tools$nsc$backend$icode$GenICode$ICodePhase$$genLoad(GenICode.scala:455)
    at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase.scala$tools$nsc$backend$icode$GenICode$ICodePhase$$genLoad(GenICode.scala:939)
    at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase.scala$tools$nsc$backend$icode$GenICode$ICodePhase$$genStat(GenICode.scala:171)
    at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase$$anonfun$genStat$1.apply(GenICode.scala:146)
    at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase$$anonfun$genStat$1.apply(GenICode.scala:145)
    at scala.List.foreach(List.scala:841)
    at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase.genStat(GenICode.scala:145)
    at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase.scala$tools$nsc$backend$icode$GenICode$ICodePhase$$genLoad(GenICode.scala:938)
    at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase.gen(GenICode.scala:114)
    at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase$$anonfun$gen$1.apply(GenICode.scala:71)
    at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase$$anonfun$gen$1.apply(GenICode.scala:71)
    at scala.List.foreach(List.scala:841)
    at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase.gen(GenICode.scala:71)
    at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase.gen(GenICode.scala:136)
    at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase.gen(GenICode.scala:90)
    at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase$$anonfun$gen$1.apply(GenICode.scala:71)
    at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase$$anonfun$gen$1.apply(GenICode.scala:71)
    at scala.List.foreach(List.scala:841)
    at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase.gen(GenICode.scala:71)
    at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase.gen(GenICode.scala:81)
    at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase.gen(GenICode.scala:67)
    at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase.apply(GenICode.scala:63)
    at scala.tools.nsc.Global$GlobalPhase.applyPhase(Global.scala:267)
    at scala.tools.nsc.Global$GlobalPhase$$anonfun$run$1.apply(Global.scala:246)
    at scala.tools.nsc.Global$GlobalPhase$$anonfun$run$1.apply(Global.scala:246)
    at scala.Iterator$class.foreach(Iterator.scala:414)
    at scala.collection.mutable.ListBuffer$$anon$1.foreach(ListBuffer.scala:266)
    at scala.tools.nsc.Global$GlobalPhase.run(Global.scala:246)
    at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase.run(GenICode.scala:56)
    at scala.tools.nsc.Global$Run.compileSources(Global.scala:574)
    at scala.tools.nsc.Interpreter$Request.compile(Interpreter.scala:820)
    at scala.tools.nsc.Interpreter.interpret(Interpreter.scala:505)
    at scala.tools.nsc.Interpreter.interpret(Interpreter.scala:494)
    at scala.tools.nsc.InterpreterLoop.interpretStartingWith(InterpreterLoop.scala:242)
    at scala.tools.nsc.InterpreterLoop.command(InterpreterLoop.scala:230)
    at scala.tools.nsc.InterpreterLoop.repl(InterpreterLoop.scala:142)
    at scala.tools.nsc.InterpreterLoop.main(InterpreterLoop.scala:298)
    at scala.tools.nsc.MainGenericRunner$.main(MainGenericRunner.scala:141)
    at scala.tools.nsc.MainGenericRunner.main(MainGenericRunner.scala)

Process inferior-scala exited abnormally with code 1


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