Unconditionally define range(start, stop)

See #640.
JuliaLang · Jan 18, 2019 · 8b486c3 · 8b486c3
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diff --git a/src/Compat.jl b/src/Compat.jl
@@ -1850,9 +1850,11 @@ if VERSION < v"0.7.0-beta2.143"
     end
 end
 
-if VERSION < v"1.1.0-DEV.506"
-    range(start, stop; kwargs...) = range(start; stop=stop, kwargs...)
-end
+# This definition should be modified to throw an ArgumentError if neither
+# `step` nor `length` are given and be limited to VERSION < v"1.1.0-DEV.506".
+# However, there is a release with this definition, so we need to keep it around
+# to avoid breakage.
+range(start, stop; kwargs...) = range(start; stop=stop, kwargs...)
 
 include("deprecated.jl")