diff --git a/lib/bosl/compiler.rb b/lib/bosl/compiler.rb
index baed2044..589dabdd 100644
--- a/lib/bosl/compiler.rb
+++ b/lib/bosl/compiler.rb
@@ -34,13 +34,14 @@ module Bosl
 end
 
 require_relative "compiler/basic_expressions"
-require_relative "compiler/name_expression"
 require_relative "compiler/callsite_expression"
 require_relative "compiler/compound_expressions"
-require_relative "compiler/if_expression"
+require_relative "compiler/expression_list"
+require_relative "compiler/field_def"
 require_relative "compiler/function_expression"
+require_relative "compiler/if_expression"
 require_relative "compiler/module_expression"
+require_relative "compiler/name_expression"
 require_relative "compiler/operator_expressions"
 require_relative "compiler/return_expression"
 require_relative "compiler/while_expression"
-require_relative "compiler/expression_list"
diff --git a/lib/bosl/compiler/field_def.rb b/lib/bosl/compiler/field_def.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b523d5fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/bosl/compiler/field_def.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+module Bosl
+  Compiler.class_eval do
+
+    def on_field_def expression
+      type , name , value = *expression
+      name = name
+      index = method.ensure_local( name )
+
+      if value
+        value = process( value  )
+      end
+
+      Virtual::Return.new( value )
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/bosl/compiler/function_expression.rb b/lib/bosl/compiler/function_expression.rb
index b03a886c..534907ba 100644
--- a/lib/bosl/compiler/function_expression.rb
+++ b/lib/bosl/compiler/function_expression.rb
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ module Bosl
   Compiler.class_eval do
 #    function attr_reader  :name, :params, :body , :receiver
     def on_function  expression
+#      puts expression.inspect
       return_type , name , parameters, kids = *expression
       name =  name.to_a.first
       args = parameters.to_a.collect do |p|
-        raise "error, argument must be a identifier, not #{p}" unless p.type == :field
+        raise "error, argument must be a identifier, not #{p}" unless p.type == :parameter
         p[2]
       end
 
diff --git a/test/fragments/test_all.rb b/test/fragments/test_all.rb
index 3e21ea46..4e5bfb03 100644
--- a/test/fragments/test_all.rb
+++ b/test/fragments/test_all.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 require_relative "test_foo"
 require_relative "test_if"
-#require_relative "test_functions"
+require_relative "test_functions"
 #require_relative "test_string_class"
 #require_relative "test_hello"
 #require_relative "test_putint"
diff --git a/test/fragments/test_functions.rb b/test/fragments/test_functions.rb
index 66cb9281..35ebe33c 100644
--- a/test/fragments/test_functions.rb
+++ b/test/fragments/test_functions.rb
@@ -5,23 +5,26 @@ class TestFunctions < MiniTest::Test
 
   def test_functions
     @string_input = <<HERE
-def minus(a,b)
-    a - b
+int minus(int a,int b)
+    return a - b
 end
-def plus(a, b)
-  a + b
+
+int plus(int a, int b)
+  return a + b
 end
-def times(a, b)
+
+int times(int a, int b)
   if( b == 0 )
     a = 0
   else
-    m = minus(b, 1)
-    t = times(a, m)
+    int m = minus(b, 1)
+    int t = times(a, m)
     a = plus(a,t)
   end
 end
-def t_seven()
-  tim = times(7,6)
+
+int t_seven()
+  int tim = times(7,6)
   tim.putint()
 end