3 files changed, 24 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/RefChecks.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/RefChecks.scala
index 6a9d3b9ab4..e5c82085fb 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/RefChecks.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/RefChecks.scala
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ abstract class RefChecks extends InfoTransform {
      *    1.8.2  M is of type []S, O is of type ()T and S <: T, or
      *    1.8.3  M is of type ()S, O is of type []T and S <: T, or
      *  2. Check that only abstract classes have deferred members
+     *  3. Check that every member with an `override' modifier
+     *     overrides some other member.
      */
     private def checkAllOverrides(clazz: Symbol): unit = {
 
@@ -239,6 +241,17 @@ abstract class RefChecks extends InfoTransform {
 	       else ""))
 	  }
       }
+
+      // 3. Check that every defined member with an `override' modifier overrides some other member.
+      for (val member <- clazz.info.decls.toList)
+	if ((member hasFlag (OVERRIDE | ABSOVERRIDE)) &&
+	    (clazz.info.baseClasses.tail forall {
+               bc => member.matchingSymbol(bc, clazz.thisType) == NoSymbol
+            })) {
+          // for (val bc <- clazz.info.baseClasses.tail) System.out.println("" + bc + " has " + bc.info.decl(member.name) + ":" + bc.info.decl(member.name).tpe);//DEBUG
+	  unit.error(member.pos, member.toString() + " overrides nothing");
+	  member resetFlag OVERRIDE
+	}
     }
 
   // Basetype Checking --------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Typers.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Typers.scala
index c9b75eaf73..c01cbdb689 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Typers.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/Typers.scala
@@ -984,8 +984,15 @@ trait Typers requires Analyzer {
 
     def typedRefinement(stats: List[Tree]): List[Tree] = {
       namer.enterSyms(stats)
-      for (val stat <- stats) stat.symbol setFlag OVERRIDE
-      typedStats(stats, NoSymbol)
+      val stats1 = typedStats(stats, NoSymbol)
+      for (val stat <- stats1; stat.isDef) {
+        val member = stat.symbol
+        member setFlag OVERRIDE
+        if (context.owner.info.baseClasses.tail forall
+            (bc => member.matchingSymbol(bc, context.owner.thisType) == NoSymbol))
+          error(member.pos, member.toString+" does not refine a member of its base type")
+      }
+      stats1
     }
 
     def typedStats(stats: List[Tree], exprOwner: Symbol): List[Tree] = {
@@ -1002,18 +1009,7 @@ trait Typers requires Analyzer {
             case _ =>
               val localTyper = if (inBlock || (stat.isDef && !stat.isInstanceOf[LabelDef])) this
                                else newTyper(context.make(stat, exprOwner))
-              val stat1 = localTyper.typed(stat)
-              val member = stat1.symbol
-              // Check that every defined member with an `override' modifier
-              // overrides some other member
-              if (stat1.isDef &&
-                  (member hasFlag(OVERRIDE | ABSOVERRIDE)) &&
-	          (context.owner.info.baseClasses.tail forall
-                   (bc => member.matchingSymbol(bc, context.owner.thisType) == NoSymbol))) {
-                error(member.pos, member.toString+" overrides nothing")
-	        member resetFlag OVERRIDE
-              }
-              stat1
+              localTyper.typed(stat)
           }
         }
       val scope = if (inBlock) context.scope else context.owner.info.decls;
diff --git a/test/files/neg/bug711.check b/test/files/neg/bug711.check
index 401677af6b..3511f0c3ea 100644
--- a/test/files/neg/bug711.check
+++ b/test/files/neg/bug711.check
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-bug711.scala:11 error: method sayHey overrides nothing
+bug711.scala:11 error: method sayHey does not refine a member of its base type
     def sayHey: Unit
     ^
 one error found