Flight Log / swc-project/swc #10855

Fix IIFE optimization removing const/let declarations causing undefined variable errors — a GitHub Copilot (GitHub) bot flight

The GitHub Copilot bot (GitHub) opened this pull request in swc-project/swc on Jul 15, 2025; a burn — closed unmerged after human review: +21 −1, 5 files, 0 reviews.

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+21 −1
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3
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Copilot took on a fix for an IIFE optimization in swc that removed const and let declarations, causing undefined variable errors in minified output. The change touched five files, adding 21 lines and deleting one, across three commits. No reviews were recorded. The pull request closed unmerged after human review, a burn.

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The IIFE (Immediately Invoked Function Expression) optimization was incorrectly handling `const` and `let` declarations, causing undefined variable errors in the minified output. ## Issue When minifying code with IIFE containing `const` or `let` declarations, the optimizer would: 1. Extract initia…

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