gistfile1.sh

# Without patch:
$ ./node test.js 
Error: Unhandled emitError: ["moo"]
    at node.js:257:15
    at IdleWatcher.callback (node.js:347:5)
    at node.js:985:1
    at node.js:989:1

# With patch:

$ ./node test.js  
Error: Unhandled emitError: ["moo"]
    at <error: Error: GLOBAL was renamed to global>
    at IdleWatcher.callback (node.js:349:5)
    at <error: Error: GLOBAL was renamed to global>
    at <error: Error: GLOBAL was renamed to global>

global.patch

diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index 8796047..82d1cfb 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -910,8 +910,8 @@ static Local<Object> Load(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
   Local<Object> global = Context::GetCurrent()->Global();
 
-  // Assign the global object to it's place as 'GLOBAL'
-  global->Set(String::NewSymbol("GLOBAL"), global);
+  // Assign the global object to it's place as 'global'
+  global->Set(String::NewSymbol("global"), global);
 
   Local<FunctionTemplate> process_template = FunctionTemplate::New();
   node::EventEmitter::Initialize(process_template);
diff --git a/src/node.js b/src/node.js
index 2ac3b54..127a3d3 100644
--- a/src/node.js
+++ b/src/node.js
@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@ function removed (reason) {
   }
 }
 
-GLOBAL.__module = removed("'__module' has been renamed to 'module'");
-GLOBAL.include = removed("include(module) has been removed. Use process.mixin(GLOBAL, require(module)) to get the same effect.");
-GLOBAL.puts = removed("puts() has moved. Use require('sys') to bring it back.");
-GLOBAL.print = removed("print() has moved. Use require('sys') to bring it back.");
-GLOBAL.p = removed("p() has moved. Use require('sys') to bring it back.");
+global.__module = removed("'__module' has been renamed to 'module'");
+global.include = removed("include(module) has been removed. Use process.mixin(global, require(module)) to get the same effect.");
+global.puts = removed("puts() has moved. Use require('sys') to bring it back.");
+global.print = removed("print() has moved. Use require('sys') to bring it back.");
+global.p = removed("p() has moved. Use require('sys') to bring it back.");
 process.debug = removed("process.debug() has moved. Use require('sys') to bring it back.");
 process.error = removed("process.error() has moved. Use require('sys') to bring it back.");
 
-GLOBAL.node = {};
+global.node = {};
 
 node.createProcess = removed("node.createProcess() has been changed to process.createChildProcess() update your code");
 node.exec = removed("process.exec() has moved. Use require('sys') to bring it back.");
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ node.tcp.createConnection = removed("node.tcp.createConnection() has moved. Use
 node.dns = {};
 node.dns.createConnection = removed("node.dns.createConnection() has moved. Use require('dns') to access it.");
 
+global.__defineGetter__("GLOBAL", removed("GLOBAL was renamed to global"));
+
 /**********************************************************************/
 
 // Module 
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@ process.mixin = function() {
 
   // mixin process itself if only one argument is passed
   if ( length == i ) {
-    target = GLOBAL;
+    target = global;
     --i;
   }
 
@@ -461,27 +463,27 @@ function addTimerListener (callback) {
   }
 }
 
-GLOBAL.setTimeout = function (callback, after) {
+global.setTimeout = function (callback, after) {
   var timer = new process.Timer();
   addTimerListener.apply(timer, arguments);
   timer.start(after, 0);
   return timer;
 };
 
-GLOBAL.setInterval = function (callback, repeat) {
+global.setInterval = function (callback, repeat) {
   var timer = new process.Timer();
   addTimerListener.apply(timer, arguments);
   timer.start(repeat, repeat);
   return timer;
 };
 
-GLOBAL.clearTimeout = function (timer) {
+global.clearTimeout = function (timer) {
   if (timer instanceof process.Timer) {
     timer.stop();
   }
 };
 
-GLOBAL.clearInterval = GLOBAL.clearTimeout;
+global.clearInterval = global.clearTimeout;
 
 
 

test.js

throw 'moo'