block scope + direct non-strict eval

[Andy Wingo]

On Tue, 2012-01-31 at 10:13 -0800, Brendan Eich wrote:
> >>>   (function (){let x = 20; eval("var x = 10"); return x;})()
> >> 10
> >
> > Surely a SyntaxError, as the var x conflicts with the let x at the
> > function-level scope?
> 
> Oops, you're right. This is non-strict direct eval, so the var hoists 
> and collides with the 'let'. Thanks!

Relatedly:

  (function (){ { let x = 20; eval ("var x = 10"); } return x;})()

SyntaxError because the "var x" gets hoisted past the "let x" ?

Andy