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+// moved to pending.
+/* Tail calls translates this program to:
+
+final lazy object Test1672: Test1672$ = new Test1672$()
+  final class Test1672$()  extends Object() { this: Test1672$.type =>
+    @tailrec def bar: (x: Int)(y: Int)Nothing = {
+      def tailLabel2: ($this: Test1672$.type)(x: Int)(y: Int)Nothing = {
+        try {
+          throw new scala.package.RuntimeException()
+        } catch {
+          def $anonfun: (x$1: Throwable)Nothing =
+            x$1 match {
+              case _: scala.package.Throwable =>
+                tailLabel2($this)(x)(y)
+            }
+          closure($anonfun)
+        }
+      }
+      tailLabel2(Test1672$.this)(x)(y)
+    }
+  }
+
+Note the tail call to taillabel2 from the local method $anonfun.
+LambdaLift doe snot know how to deal wioth this.
+*/
+
+object Test1672 {
+  @annotation.tailrec
+  def bar(x: Int)(y: Int) : Nothing = {
+    try {
+      throw new RuntimeException
+    } catch {
+      case _: Throwable => bar(x)(y)
+    }
+  }
+}