Using a script, with Scala 2.5.1-final


#! scala -savecompiled
!#

try
{
    def f(n: Int): Int =
    {
        if (0 < n)
            f(n - 1)
        else
            0
    }

    f(100000)
}
finally
{
}

or not using a script

object Test
{
    def main(args: Array[String]): Unit =
    {
        try
        {
            def f(n: Int): Int =
            {
                if (0 < n)
                    f(n - 1)
                else
                    0
            }

            f(100000)
        }
        finally
        {
        }
    }
}


Moving def f out of the try avoids the problem.