Runtime error when static property initializer of a decorated class references the class

[zamb3zi]

Bug Report

🔎 Search Terms

static initialization decorator runtime

🕗 Version & Regression Information

• Occurring in 4.8.4
• This changed between versions 4.5.5 and 4.6.4 when static properties started transpiling as static initialization blocks

⏯ Playground Link

Playground link with relevant code

💻 Code

const dec: ClassDecorator = cls => cls;
@dec class A { static x = new A }

🙁 Actual behavior

No compilation error as expected, but this generates a runtime error of "undefined is not a constructor".

🙂 Expected behavior

Either a compilation error, or no runtime error.