1 files changed, 20 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/lib/compress.js b/lib/compress.js
index 2d0a03ae..c402e3ba 100644
--- a/lib/compress.js
+++ b/lib/compress.js
@@ -913,8 +913,8 @@ merge(Compressor.prototype, {
     }
 
     function tighten_body(statements, compressor) {
-        var scope = compressor.find_parent(AST_Scope);
-        var in_loop = is_in_node(AST_IterationStatement);
+        var in_loop, in_try, scope;
+        find_loop_scope_try();
         var CHANGED, max_iter = 10;
         do {
             CHANGED = false;
@@ -937,13 +937,20 @@ merge(Compressor.prototype, {
             }
         } while (CHANGED && max_iter-- > 0);
 
-        function is_in_node(type) {
-            if (compressor.self() instanceof type) return true;
-            for (var node, level = 0; node = compressor.parent(level); level++) {
-                if (node instanceof type) return true;
-                if (node instanceof AST_Scope) break;
-            }
-            return false;
+        function find_loop_scope_try() {
+            var node = compressor.self(), level = 0;
+            do {
+                if (node instanceof AST_Catch || node instanceof AST_Finally) {
+                    level++;
+                } else if (node instanceof AST_IterationStatement) {
+                    in_loop = true;
+                } else if (node instanceof AST_Scope) {
+                    scope = node;
+                    break;
+                } else if (node instanceof AST_Try) {
+                    in_try = true;
+                }
+            } while (node = compressor.parent(level++));
         }
 
         // Search from right to left for assignment-like expressions:
@@ -958,7 +965,6 @@ merge(Compressor.prototype, {
             if (scope.uses_eval || scope.uses_with) return statements;
             var args;
             var candidates = [];
-            var in_try = is_in_node(AST_Try);
             var stat_index = statements.length;
             var scanner = new TreeTransformer(function(node, descend) {
                 if (abort) return node;
@@ -1433,7 +1439,10 @@ merge(Compressor.prototype, {
                 if (def.orig.length == 1 && def.orig[0] instanceof AST_SymbolDefun) return false;
                 if (def.scope !== scope) return true;
                 return !all(def.references, function(ref) {
-                    return ref.scope === scope;
+                    var s = ref.scope;
+                    // "block" scope within AST_Catch
+                    if (s.TYPE == "Scope") s = s.parent_scope;
+                    return s === scope;
                 });
             }