Unknowm error: while requiring "prelude" (Exception)

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I this the right exception for the following code:

def main(n : Int32, text : String)
end
 
main

Exception:

while requiring "prelude" (Exception)
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Caused by: while requiring "crystal/main" (Exception)
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Caused by: BUG: called Int32.restriction_of?(Int32) (Exception)
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Error: you've found a bug in the Crystal compiler. Please open an issue, including source code that will allow us to reproduce the bug: https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/issues
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Hi!

There’s a bug where you can’t define a top-level method named “main”: https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/issues/4761

Please use another name until that’s fixed.

Also, you can put “main” inside the top-level code, there’s no need for a “main” method like in other languages.

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Thank you!