From 548ebcaba0a9f6d5f36b30cc4d6869e44310163b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Som Snytt <som.snytt@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2026 06:00:14 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Array.range trusts NumericRange.count

---
 library/src/scala/Array.scala | 3 +--
 tests/run/i24877.scala        | 4 ++++
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tests/run/i24877.scala

diff --git a/library/src/scala/Array.scala b/library/src/scala/Array.scala
index 461abdef5803..8cefaf7afeb1 100644
--- a/library/src/scala/Array.scala
+++ b/library/src/scala/Array.scala
@@ -518,11 +518,10 @@ object Array {
 
     var n = 0
     var i = start
-    while (if (step < 0) end < i else i < end) {
+    while n < array.length do
       array(n) = i
       i += step
       n += 1
-    }
     array
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/run/i24877.scala b/tests/run/i24877.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..eedbc659ac3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run/i24877.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+@main def Test =
+  val res = Array.range(2, 5, Int.MaxValue)
+  assert(res.length == 1, s"array length was ${res.length}")
+  assert(res.head == 2, s"array(0) was ${res.head}")

From 5855dd11c776832f79b2e016b660ed3943ef1748 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Som Snytt <som.snytt@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2026 16:34:51 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Avoid Scala.js bug compatible behavior

---
 tests/run/i24877.scala | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tests/run/i24877.scala b/tests/run/i24877.scala
index eedbc659ac3e..62bcb64acdc2 100644
--- a/tests/run/i24877.scala
+++ b/tests/run/i24877.scala
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// scalajs: --skip
+
 @main def Test =
   val res = Array.range(2, 5, Int.MaxValue)
   assert(res.length == 1, s"array length was ${res.length}")