diff -r e1a6deaa6ebe -r b8f650a441a5 src/compiler/SemanticAnalysis.cpp
--- a/src/compiler/SemanticAnalysis.cpp	Sun Nov 18 15:00:08 2012 -0800
+++ b/src/compiler/SemanticAnalysis.cpp	Sun Nov 18 15:24:30 2012 -0800
@@ -148,7 +148,10 @@
 
     __ object(funobj);
     __ setglobal(sym);
-    __ public_();
+    if (stmt->token() == TOK_PUBLIC)
+        __ public_();
+    else
+        __ pop();
 }
 
 Function *
@@ -529,7 +532,7 @@
     if ((hir = coerce(hir, lval->type(), Coerce_Assign)) == NULL)
         return;
 
-    hir_ = new (pool_) HStore(lval, hir);
+    hir_ = new (pool_) HStore(node->token(), lval, hir);
 }
 
 void