RM-37337: Do not report prefer-const-variables-over-non-const-global-variables on mutations#111
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…` on mutations Field assignments `A.x = 1` and array element assignments `A[i] = 2` now are no longer reported
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One minor nitpick about annotations is all.
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See RM-37337.
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constannotation should only be checked for a varibale declaration, not mutation. Going by https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1/manual/variables/#man-assignment-expressions, it gives examples of instances of mutation vs assignment:This PR excludes struct mutation and array mutation from
prefer-const-variables-over-non-const-global-variables, meaning assignments such asA.x = 1andA[i] = 2now are no longer reported on.