Add mjsunit test for the overriding of read-only properties....

test/mjsunit/override-read-only-property.js

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+
+// According to ECMA-262, sections 8.6.2.2 and 8.6.2.3 you're not
+// allowed to override read-only properties, not even if the read-only
+// property is in the prototype chain.
+//
+// However, for compatibility with WebKit/JSC, we allow the overriding
+// of read-only properties in prototype chains.
+
+function F() {};
+F.prototype = Number;
+
+var original_number_max = Number.MAX_VALUE;
+
+// Assignment to a property which does not exist on the object itself,
+// but is read-only in a prototype takes effect.
+var f = new F();
+assertEquals(original_number_max, f.MAX_VALUE);
+f.MAX_VALUE = 42;
+assertEquals(42, f.MAX_VALUE);
+
+// Assignment to a property which does not exist on the object itself,
+// but is read-only in a prototype takes effect.
+f = new F();
+with (f) {
+  MAX_VALUE = 42;
+}
+assertEquals(42, f.MAX_VALUE);
+
+// Assignment to read-only property on the object itself is ignored.
+Number.MAX_VALUE = 42;
+assertEquals(original_number_max, Number.MAX_VALUE);
+
+// G should be read-only on the global object and the assignment is
+// ignored.
+(function G() {
+  eval("G = 42;");
+  assertTrue(typeof G === 'function');
+})();