google / google/closure-compiler

Variable inlining changes program behavior by ignoring var hoisting

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Description

test.js:
```
var x = 1;
var z = function () {
var y = x;
var x = 0;
return y;
}();
console.log(z);
```

Observed behavior:
```
$ node test.js
undefined
$ closure-compiler test.js
var x=1,z=function(){return 0}();console.log(z);
$ closure-compiler test.js | node
0
```

Desired behavior: closure-compiler should not change program behavior.

Version:
```
$ closure-compiler --version
Closure Compiler (http://github.com/google/closure-compiler)
Version: 1.0-SNAPSHOT
Built on: 2018-07-18 15:08
```

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