--- oct-parse.in.yy~	2013-03-15 14:04:48.221324825 -0400
+++ oct-parse.in.yy	2013-03-15 14:09:01.701883044 -0400
@@ -1002,7 +1002,10 @@
 
                     parser_symtab_context.push ();
 
-                    symbol_table::set_scope (symbol_table::alloc_scope ());
+                    symbol_table::scope_id id = symbol_table::alloc_scope ();
+                    std::cerr << "allocated scope " << id
+                              << " for function" << std::endl;
+                    symbol_table::set_scope (id);
 
                     parser.function_scopes.push_back (symbol_table::current_scope ());
 
@@ -1011,6 +1014,15 @@
                         && ! parser.parsing_subfunctions)
                       parser.primary_fcn_scope = symbol_table::current_scope ();
 
+                    std::cerr << "lexer.reading_script_file "
+                              << lexer.reading_script_file << std::endl;
+                    std::cerr << "parser.curr_fcn_depth "
+                              << parser.curr_fcn_depth << std::endl;
+                    std::cerr << "parser.parsing_subfunctions "
+                              << parser.parsing_subfunctions << std::endl;
+                    std::cerr << "parser.primary_fcn_scope "
+                              << parser.primary_fcn_scope << std::endl;
+
                     if (lexer.reading_script_file
                         && parser.curr_fcn_depth > 1)
                       parser.bison_error ("nested functions not implemented in this context");