--- a/core/src/luan/impl/Closure.java	Thu Apr 14 16:38:30 2016 -0600
+++ b/core/src/luan/impl/Closure.java	Thu Apr 14 20:10:38 2016 -0600
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 		luan.java = java;
 		try {
 			return doCall(luan,args);
+		} catch(StackOverflowError e) {
+			throw new LuanException( "stack overflow" );
 		} finally {
 			luan.java = old;
 		}	

--- a/core/src/luan/impl/LuanParser.java	Thu Apr 14 16:38:30 2016 -0600
+++ b/core/src/luan/impl/LuanParser.java	Thu Apr 14 20:10:38 2016 -0600
@@ -245,8 +245,8 @@
 		return toFnClass( stmt, frame.upValueSymbols );
 	}
 
-	private Expr newFnExpStr(Stmts stmt) {
-		return toFnExpStr( stmt, frame.upValueSymbols );
+	private Expr newFnExp(Stmts stmt,String name) {
+		return toFnExp( stmt, frame.upValueSymbols, name );
 	}
 
 	Class Expression() throws ParseException {
@@ -436,16 +436,18 @@
 			return parser.failure(null);
 
 		parser.currentIndex();
-		Var var = nameVar(RequiredName());
+		String name = RequiredName();
+		Var var = nameVar(name);
 		while( parser.match( '.' ) ) {
 			Spaces();
-			Expr exp = NameExpr();
-			if( exp==null )
+//			Expr exp = NameExpr();
+			name = Name();
+			if( name==null )
 				return parser.failure(null);
-			var = indexVar( var.exp(), exp );
+			var = indexVar( var.exp(), constExpStr(name) );
 		}
 
-		Expr fnDef = RequiredFunction(In.NOTHING);
+		Expr fnDef = RequiredFunction(name);
 		return parser.success( var.set(fnDef) );
 	}
 
@@ -456,7 +458,7 @@
 		Stmts stmt = new Stmts();
 		String name = RequiredName();
 		stmt.addAll( addSymbol(name,null) );
-		Expr fnDef = RequiredFunction(In.NOTHING);
+		Expr fnDef = RequiredFunction(name);
 		stmt.addAll( nameVar(name).set(fnDef) );
 		return parser.success( stmt );
 	}
@@ -483,7 +485,7 @@
 		if( !Keyword("in") )
 			return parser.failure(null);
 		Expr expr = RequiredExpr(In.NOTHING).single();
-		RequiredKeyword("do",In.NOTHING);
+		RequiredKeyword("do");
 
 		String fnVar = "fn"+ ++forCounter;
 		Expr fnExp = new Expr(null,false);
@@ -500,7 +502,7 @@
 		stmt.addAll( nameVar(names.get(0)).exp() );
  		stmt.add( "==null )  break;  " );
 		Stmts loop = RequiredLoopBlock();
-		RequiredKeyword("end",In.NOTHING);
+		RequiredKeyword("end");
 		stmt.addAll( loop );
 		stmt.add( "}  " );
 		popSymbols( symbolsSize() - stackStart );
@@ -512,7 +514,7 @@
 		if( !Keyword("do") )
 			return parser.failure(null);
 		Stmts stmt = RequiredBlock();
-		RequiredKeyword("end",In.NOTHING);
+		RequiredKeyword("end");
 		return parser.success(stmt);
 	}
 
@@ -579,9 +581,9 @@
 		if( !Keyword("while") )
 			return parser.failure(null);
 		Expr cnd = RequiredExpr(In.NOTHING).single();
-		RequiredKeyword("do",In.NOTHING);
+		RequiredKeyword("do");
 		Stmts loop = RequiredLoopBlock();
-		RequiredKeyword("end",In.NOTHING);
+		RequiredKeyword("end");
 		Stmts stmt = new Stmts();
 		stmt.add( "while( Luan.checkBoolean(" );
 		stmt.addAll( cnd );
@@ -596,7 +598,7 @@
 		if( !Keyword("repeat") )
 			return parser.failure(null);
 		Stmts loop =RequiredLoopBlock();
-		RequiredKeyword("until",In.NOTHING);
+		RequiredKeyword("until");
 		Expr cnd = RequiredExpr(In.NOTHING).single();
 		Stmts stmt = new Stmts();
 		stmt.add( "do {  " );
@@ -622,7 +624,7 @@
 		Expr cnd;
 		Stmts block;
 		cnd = RequiredExpr(In.NOTHING).single();
-		RequiredKeyword("then",In.NOTHING);
+		RequiredKeyword("then");
 		block = RequiredBlock();
 		stmt.add( "if( Luan.checkBoolean(" );
 		stmt.addAll( cnd );
@@ -630,7 +632,7 @@
 		stmt.addAll( block );
 		while( Keyword("elseif") ) {
 			cnd = RequiredExpr(In.NOTHING).single();
-			RequiredKeyword("then",In.NOTHING);
+			RequiredKeyword("then");
 			block = RequiredBlock();
 			stmt.add( "} else if( Luan.checkBoolean(" );
 			stmt.addAll( cnd );
@@ -642,7 +644,7 @@
 			stmt.add( "} else {  " );
 			stmt.addAll( block );
 		}
-		RequiredKeyword("end",In.NOTHING);
+		RequiredKeyword("end");
 		stmt.add( "}  " );
 		return parser.success( stmt );
 	}
@@ -1029,7 +1031,7 @@
 
 	private Expr SingleExpr(In in) throws ParseException {
 		parser.begin();
-		Expr exp = FunctionExpr(in);
+		Expr exp = FunctionExpr();
 		if( exp != null )
 			return parser.success(exp);
 		exp = VarExp(in);
@@ -1041,13 +1043,13 @@
 		return parser.failure(null);
 	}
 
-	private Expr FunctionExpr(In in) throws ParseException {
+	private Expr FunctionExpr() throws ParseException {
 		if( !Keyword("function") )
 			return null;
-		return RequiredFunction(in);
+		return RequiredFunction(null);
 	}
 
-	private Expr RequiredFunction(In in) throws ParseException {
+	private Expr RequiredFunction(String name) throws ParseException {
 		parser.begin();
 		RequiredMatch('(');
 		Spaces();
@@ -1076,8 +1078,8 @@
 		Stmts block = RequiredBlock();
 		stmt.addAll( block );
 		stmt.hasReturn = block.hasReturn;
-		Expr fnDef = newFnExpStr(stmt);
-		RequiredKeyword("end",in);
+		Expr fnDef = newFnExp(stmt,name);
+		RequiredKeyword("end");
 		frame = frame.parent;
 		return parser.success(fnDef);
 	}
@@ -1409,7 +1411,7 @@
 			throw parser.exception("'"+s+"' expected");
 	}
 
-	private void RequiredKeyword(String keyword,In in) throws ParseException {
+	private void RequiredKeyword(String keyword) throws ParseException {
 		if( !Keyword(keyword) )
 			throw parser.exception("'"+keyword+"' expected");
 	}
@@ -1905,7 +1907,7 @@
 		;
 	}
 
-	private Expr toFnExpStr(Stmts stmt,List<UpSym> upValueSymbols) {
+	private Expr toFnExp(Stmts stmt,List<UpSym> upValueSymbols,String name) {
 		stmt.addNewLines();
 		if( !stmt.hasReturn )
 			stmt.add( "return LuanFunction.NOTHING;  " );
@@ -1916,6 +1918,15 @@
 				+ init(upValueSymbols)
 				+"}  "
 				+"@Override public Object doCall(LuanState luan,Object[] args) throws LuanException {  "
+		);
+		if( name != null ) {
+			exp.add( ""
+					+"return _" + name + "(luan,args);  "
+				+"}  "
+				+"private Object _" + name + "(LuanState luan,Object[] args) throws LuanException {  "
+			);
+		}
+		exp.add( ""
 					+"Object t;  "
 					+"Object[] a;  "
 		);