Fixes #1188, scope for self-referencing functions.

lib/nodes.js

@@ -1134,6 +1134,16 @@
         }
       }
       name = this.variable.compile(o, LEVEL_LIST);
+      if (!(this.context || this.variable.isAssignable())) {
+        throw SyntaxError("\"" + (this.variable.compile(o)) + "\" cannot be assigned.");
+      }
+      if (!(this.context || isValue && (this.variable.namespaced || this.variable.hasProperties()))) {
+        if (this.param) {
+          o.scope.add(name, 'var');
+        } else {
+          o.scope.find(name);
+        }
+      }
       if (this.value instanceof Code && (match = this.METHOD_DEF.exec(name))) {
         this.value.name = match[2];
         if (match[1]) {
@@ -1144,16 +1154,6 @@
       if (this.context === 'object') {
         return "" + name + ": " + val;
       }
-      if (!this.variable.isAssignable()) {
-        throw SyntaxError("\"" + (this.variable.compile(o)) + "\" cannot be assigned.");
-      }
-      if (!(this.context || isValue && (this.variable.namespaced || this.variable.hasProperties()))) {
-        if (this.param) {
-          o.scope.add(name, 'var');
-        } else {
-          o.scope.find(name);
-        }
-      }
       val = name + (" " + (this.context || '=') + " ") + val;
       if (o.level <= LEVEL_LIST) {
         return val;

src/nodes.coffee

@@ -907,18 +907,18 @@ exports.Assign = class Assign extends Base
       return @compileSplice       o if @variable.isSplice()
       return @compileConditional  o if @context in ['||=', '&&=', '?=']
     name = @variable.compile o, LEVEL_LIST
-    if @value instanceof Code and match = @METHOD_DEF.exec name
-      @value.name  = match[2]
-      @value.klass = match[1] if match[1]
-    val = @value.compile o, LEVEL_LIST
-    return "#{name}: #{val}" if @context is 'object'
-    unless @variable.isAssignable()
+    unless @context or @variable.isAssignable()
       throw SyntaxError "\"#{ @variable.compile o }\" cannot be assigned."
     unless @context or isValue and (@variable.namespaced or @variable.hasProperties())
       if @param
         o.scope.add name, 'var'
       else
         o.scope.find name
+    if @value instanceof Code and match = @METHOD_DEF.exec name
+      @value.name  = match[2]
+      @value.klass = match[1] if match[1]
+    val = @value.compile o, LEVEL_LIST
+    return "#{name}: #{val}" if @context is 'object'
     val = name + " #{ @context or '=' } " + val
     if o.level <= LEVEL_LIST then val else "(#{val})"
 

test/function_literals.coffee

@@ -64,6 +64,14 @@ ok obj isnt obj.unbound()
 eq obj, obj.nested()
 
 
+test "self-referencing functions", ->
+  changeMe = ->
+    changeMe = 2
+
+  changeMe()
+  eq changeMe, 2
+
+
 # Parameter List Features
 
 test "splats", ->