Return EMPTY range [0, -1] when MIN_VALUE is specified as exclusive upper bound.

#KT-12762 Fixed

libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-gen/src/templates/Ranges.kt

@@ -83,12 +83,15 @@ fun ranges(): List<GenericFunction> {
         val elementType = rangeElementType(fromType, toType)
         val progressionType = elementType.name + "Range"
         returns(progressionType)
+        val minValue = if (elementType == PrimitiveType.Char) "'\\u0000'" else "$elementType.MIN_VALUE"
 
         doc {
             """
             Returns a range from this value up to but excluding the specified [to] value.
 
-            ${ if (elementType == toType) "The [to] value must be greater than [$elementType.MIN_VALUE]." else "" }
+            ${textWhen(elementType == toType) {
+                "If the [to] value is less than or equal to [$minValue] the returned range is empty."
+            }}
             """
         }
 
@@ -102,10 +105,10 @@ fun ranges(): List<GenericFunction> {
                 else -> "to"
             }
             body {
+                // <= instead of == for JS
                 """
-                val to_  = ($toExpr - 1).to$elementType()
-                if (to_ > to) throw IllegalArgumentException("The to argument value '${'$'}to' was too small.")
-                return $fromExpr .. to_
+                if (to <= $minValue) return $progressionType.EMPTY
+                return $fromExpr .. (to - 1).to$elementType()
                 """
             }
         } else {

libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-gen/src/templates/engine/FamilyProperties.kt

@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ object DocExtensions {
             else -> "list"
         }
 
+    fun textWhen(condition: Boolean, text: () -> String): String = if (condition) text() else ""
+
     private fun String.singularize() = removeSuffix("s")
 
     public fun String.pluralize() = when {