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Svelte 5: Identifier <x> has already been declared #11416

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@rChaoz

Describe the bug

In TypeScript, it is common to have variables and types with the same name. Svelte 5 native TypeScript support prohibits this, breaking existing TypeScript code.

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let Something = 5

interface Something {}

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Error: Identifier 'Something' has already been declared (svelte)

System Info

System:
    OS: Windows 10 10.0.19045
    CPU: (20) x64 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700KF
    Memory: 13.10 GB / 31.86 GB
  Binaries:
    Node: 20.8.0 - C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.EXE
    Yarn: 4.1.1 - C:\Program Files\nodejs\yarn.CMD
    npm: 10.2.1 - C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm.CMD
  Browsers:
    Edge: Spartan (44.19041.1266.0)
    Internet Explorer: 11.0.19041.1566

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