fix corner case in `join_vars` (#3857)

fixes #3856

2 files changed, 36 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/compress.js b/lib/compress.js
index ffdd5ccc..4dae2a9f 100644
--- a/lib/compress.js
+++ b/lib/compress.js
@@ -2579,6 +2579,8 @@ merge(Compressor.prototype, {
                     }
                     if (node instanceof AST_Scope) return node;
                     if (!(node instanceof AST_Statement)) return node;
+                }, function(node) {
+                    if (node instanceof AST_For && is_empty(node.init)) node.init = null;
                 }));
             }
         }
diff --git a/test/compress/join_vars.js b/test/compress/join_vars.js
index a4e0936d..3e4334cf 100644
--- a/test/compress/join_vars.js
+++ b/test/compress/join_vars.js
@@ -989,3 +989,37 @@ conditional_assignments_3: {
     }
     expect_stdout: "PASS"
 }
+
+issue_3856: {
+    options = {
+        booleans: true,
+        conditionals: true,
+        if_return: true,
+        join_vars: true,
+        sequences: true,
+    }
+    input: {
+        console.log(function() {
+            (function() {
+                var a;
+                if (!a) {
+                    a = 0;
+                    for (var b; !console;);
+                    return 0;
+                }
+                if (a) return 1;
+            })();
+        }());
+    }
+    expect: {
+        console.log(function() {
+            (function() {
+                var a, b;
+                if (a) return !!a;
+                for (a = 0; !console;);
+                return 0;
+            })();
+        }());
+    }
+    expect_stdout: "undefined"
+}