last inherited test

lib/ast/basic_expressions.rb

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ module Ast
     def compile method , message
       raise "must assign to NameExpression , not #{left}" unless left.instance_of? NameExpression 
       r = right.compile(method,message)
+      raise "oh noo, nil from where #{right.inspect}" unless r
       message.compile_set( method , left.name , r )
     end
     def old_scratch

lib/virtual/method_definition.rb

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ module Virtual
     def set_var name , var
       v = has_var name
       if( v )
-        puts "resetting local #{v.inspect}"
+        v.type = var
       else
         v = Local.new(name , var)
         @locals << v