diff --git a/lib/comp.c b/lib/comp.c
index 73d1a24..af5a79d 100644
--- a/lib/comp.c
+++ b/lib/comp.c
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ static int check_block_expression_as_body (hcl_t* hcl, hcl_cnode_t* c, const hcl
 	if (!car || (HCL_CNODE_IS_CONS_CONCODED(car, HCL_CONCODE_VLIST) ||
 	             HCL_CNODE_IS_ELIST_CONCODED(car, HCL_CONCODE_VLIST)))
 	             /*(!HCL_CNODE_IS_CONS_CONCODED(car, HCL_CONCODE_BLOCK) &&
-		          !HCL_CNODE_IS_ELIST_CONCODED(car, HCL_CONCODE_BLOCK)))*/
+	              !HCL_CNODE_IS_ELIST_CONCODED(car, HCL_CONCODE_BLOCK)))*/
 	{
 	no_block:
 		hcl_setsynerrbfmt (
@@ -500,7 +500,6 @@ static int add_literal (hcl_t* hcl, hcl_oop_t obj, hcl_oow_t* index)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-
 /* ========================================================================= */
 
 static HCL_INLINE void patch_instruction (hcl_t* hcl, hcl_oow_t index, hcl_oob_t bc)
@@ -1332,7 +1331,6 @@ static HCL_INLINE hcl_cframe_t* find_cframe_from_top (hcl_t* hcl, int opcode)
 static int collect_vardcl (hcl_t* hcl, hcl_cnode_t* obj, hcl_cnode_t** nextobj, hcl_oow_t tv_dup_check_start, hcl_oow_t* nvardcls, const hcl_bch_t* desc)
 {
 	/* process a single variable declaration list */
-
 	hcl_oow_t ndcls = 0;
 	hcl_oow_t old_wcount = hcl->c->tv.wcount;
 	hcl_cnode_t* dcl;
@@ -1392,7 +1390,6 @@ static int collect_vardcl (hcl_t* hcl, hcl_cnode_t* obj, hcl_cnode_t** nextobj,
 static int collect_vardcls (hcl_t* hcl, hcl_cnode_t* obj, hcl_cnode_t** nextobj, hcl_oow_t tv_dup_check_start, hcl_oow_t* nvardcls, const hcl_bch_t* desc)
 {
 	/* process zero or more variable declaration lists in a row */
-
 	hcl_oow_t ndcls = 0;
 	hcl_oow_t old_wcount = hcl->c->tv.wcount;
 
@@ -1414,6 +1411,17 @@ static int collect_vardcls (hcl_t* hcl, hcl_cnode_t* obj, hcl_cnode_t** nextobj,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int is_followed_by_vlist (hcl_t* hcl, hcl_cnode_t* obj)
+{
+	if (obj && HCL_CNODE_IS_CONS(obj))
+	{
+		hcl_cnode_t* dcl;
+		dcl = HCL_CNODE_CONS_CAR(obj);
+		return HCL_CNODE_IS_CONS_CONCODED(dcl, HCL_CONCODE_VLIST);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int check_if_plain_cnode (hcl_t* hcl, hcl_cnode_t* obj, hcl_cnode_t* prev, hcl_cnode_t* container, hcl_synerrnum_t errnum, const hcl_bch_t* bname)
 {
 	if (!obj)
@@ -1983,6 +1991,14 @@ static int compile_expression_block (hcl_t* hcl, hcl_cnode_t* src, const hcl_bch
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (is_in_class_init_scope(hcl) && is_followed_by_vlist(hcl, obj))
+	{
+		hcl_setsynerrbfmt (
+			hcl, HCL_SYNERR_VARDCLBANNED, HCL_CNODE_GET_LOC(obj), HCL_NULL,
+			"variable declaration disallowed in class init scope");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	tvslen = hcl->c->tv.s.len;
 	nlvars = 0;
 	if (obj)
@@ -2024,7 +2040,6 @@ static int compile_do (hcl_t* hcl, hcl_cnode_t* src)
 	hcl_fnblk_info_t* fbi;
 	hcl_cframe_t* cf;
 
-
 	/* (do
 	 *   (+ 10 20)
 	 *   (* 2 30)
@@ -2039,45 +2054,7 @@ static int compile_do (hcl_t* hcl, hcl_cnode_t* src)
 	cmd = HCL_CNODE_CONS_CAR(src); /* do itself */
 	obj = HCL_CNODE_CONS_CDR(src); /* expression list after it */
 
-#if 0
-	if (!obj)
-	{
-		/* no value */
-		hcl_setsynerrbfmt (hcl, HCL_SYNERR_ARGCOUNT, HCL_CNODE_GET_LOC(src), HCL_NULL, "no expression specified in %.*js", HCL_CNODE_GET_TOKLEN(cmd), HCL_CNODE_GET_TOKPTR(cmd));
-		return -1;
-	}
-	else if (!HCL_CNODE_IS_CONS(obj))
-	{
-		hcl_setsynerrbfmt (hcl, HCL_SYNERR_DOTBANNED, HCL_CNODE_GET_LOC(obj), HCL_CNODE_GET_TOK(obj), "redundant cdr in %.*js", HCL_CNODE_GET_TOKLEN(cmd), HCL_CNODE_GET_TOKPTR(cmd));
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	tmp = obj;
-	tvslen = hcl->c->tv.s.len;
-	if (collect_vardcls(hcl, obj, &obj, tvslen, &nlvars, "do") <= -1) return -1;
-
-	if (nlvars > MAX_CODE_NBLKLVARS)
-	{
-		hcl_setsynerrbfmt (hcl, HCL_SYNERR_VARFLOOD, HCL_CNODE_GET_LOC(tmp), HCL_NULL, "too many(%zu) variables in %.*js", nlvars, HCL_CNODE_GET_TOKLEN(cmd), HCL_CNODE_GET_TOKPTR(cmd));
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	fbi = &hcl->c->fnblk.info[hcl->c->fnblk.depth];
-	fbi->tmprlen = hcl->c->tv.s.len;
-	fbi->tmprcnt = hcl->c->tv.wcount;
-	fbi->tmpr_nlvars = fbi->tmpr_nlvars + nlvars;
-
-	SWITCH_TOP_CFRAME (hcl, COP_COMPILE_OBJECT_LIST, obj);  /* 1 */
-
-	PUSH_SUBCFRAME (hcl, COP_COMPILE_DO_P1, src); /* 2 */
-	cf = GET_SUBCFRAME(hcl);
-	cf->u.post_do.lvar_start = tvslen;
-	cf->u.post_do.lvar_end = fbi->tmprlen;
-
-	return 0;
-#else
 	return compile_expression_block(hcl, src, "do", 0);
-#endif
 }
 
 static int compile_do_p1 (hcl_t* hcl)
diff --git a/t/Makefile.am b/t/Makefile.am
index 31a5432..eef9574 100644
--- a/t/Makefile.am
+++ b/t/Makefile.am
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ check_SCRIPTS = \
 	va-01.hcl
 
 check_ERRORS = \
+	feed-01.err \
 	var-01.err \
-	var-02.err
+	var-02.err \
+	var-03.err
 
 ##noinst_SCRIPTS = $(check_SCRIPTS)
 EXTRA_DIST = $(check_SCRIPTS) $(check_ERRORS)
diff --git a/t/Makefile.in b/t/Makefile.in
index 5af72df..bbb6eae 100644
--- a/t/Makefile.in
+++ b/t/Makefile.in
@@ -480,8 +480,10 @@ check_SCRIPTS = \
 	va-01.hcl
 
 check_ERRORS = \
+	feed-01.err \
 	var-01.err \
-	var-02.err
+	var-02.err \
+	var-03.err
 
 EXTRA_DIST = $(check_SCRIPTS) $(check_ERRORS)
 TEST_EXTENSIONS = .hcl .err
diff --git a/t/err.sh b/t/err.sh
index 5a1cf57..23b1a34 100644
--- a/t/err.sh
+++ b/t/err.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 for i in $@; do :; done
 script="$i"
 
-expected_errinfo=$(grep -E "##[[:space:]]+ERROR:" "$script" 2>/dev/null)
+expected_errinfo=$(grep -n -o -E "##ERROR: .+" "$script" 2>/dev/null)
 [ -z "$expected_errinfo" ] && {
 	echo "INVALID TESTER - $script contains no ERROR information"
 	exit 1
@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@ expected_errinfo=$(grep -E "##[[:space:]]+ERROR:" "$script" 2>/dev/null)
 
 expected_errline=$(echo $expected_errinfo | cut -d: -f1)
 xlen=$(echo $expected_errline | wc -c)
-xlen=$(expr $xlen + 2)
+xlen=$(expr $xlen + 10)
 expected_errmsg=$(echo $expected_errinfo | cut -c${xlen}-)
 
 output=$($@ 2>&1) 
-echo "$output" | grep -E "ERROR:.+${script}.+${expected_errmsg}" || {
+## the regular expression is not escaped properly. the error information must not
+## include specifial regex characters to avoid problems.
+echo "$output" | grep -E "ERROR:.+${script}\[${expected_errline},[[:digit:]]+\] ${expected_errmsg}" || {
 	echo "$script - $output"
 	exit 1
 }
diff --git a/t/var-01.err b/t/var-01.err
index ff50054..bd4ea4a 100644
--- a/t/var-01.err
+++ b/t/var-01.err
@@ -1,14 +1,25 @@
-defclass Object {
+defclass A | a | {
+	defun ::* init1() {
+		| b |
+		set b (+ 1 2);
+		set a b;
+		printf "init to %d\n" a;
+		return self;
+	};
+
 	{
 		## this must not be allowed at this level. if it's allowed,
 		## it should be at the top-level which is above the class level. this is confusing.
-		| j | ## ERROR: syntax error
+		| j | ##ERROR: syntax error - variable declaration disallowed in class init scope
 		set j 20;
 		printf ">>> %d\n" j;
 	}
 
-	defun ::* init() {
-		printf "Object init...\n";
+	defun ::* init2() {
+		| b |
+		set b (+ 10 20);
+		set a b;
+		printf "init to %d\n" a;
 		return self;
 	};
 };
diff --git a/t/var-02.err b/t/var-02.err
index 6851a3b..efd1672 100644
--- a/t/var-02.err
+++ b/t/var-02.err
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 ## if you want local temporaries variables at the top-level, use the blocked expression.
-| a | ## ERROR: syntax error - variable declaration disallowed
-set a 10;
\ No newline at end of file
+| a | ##ERROR: syntax error - variable declaration disallowed
+set a 10;