$ cat test.scala
package test

trait MatExpWorld { self =>
  class T extends Runner { val expWorld: self.type = self }
}

trait Runner extends DelayedInit {
  val expWorld: MatExpWorld
}


$ ../build/quick/bin/scalac test.scala 
error: symbol value $outer does not exist in test.MatExpWorld$T$delayedInit$body.apply
error: uncaught exception during compilation: scala.reflect.internal.FatalError
error: scala.reflect.internal.FatalError: 
     while compiling: test.scala
        during phase: icode
     library version: version 2.10.2-20130301-114301-5d54cf9e37
    compiler version: version 2.10.2-20130301-114301-5d54cf9e37
  reconstructed args: -no-specialization

  last tree to typer: This(class MatExpWorld$T)
              symbol: class MatExpWorld$T in package test (flags: <lifted>)
   symbol definition: class MatExpWorld$T extends Runner
                 tpe: test.MatExpWorld$T
       symbol owners: class MatExpWorld$T -> package test
      context owners: class MatExpWorld$T -> package test

== Enclosing template or block ==

...

== Expanded type of tree ==

TypeRef(TypeSymbol(class MatExpWorld$T extends Runner))

symbol value $outer does not exist in test.MatExpWorld$T$delayedInit$body.apply
	at scala.reflect.internal.SymbolTable.abort(SymbolTable.scala:49)
	at scala.tools.nsc.Global.abort(Global.scala:254)
	at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase.genLoadIdent$1(GenICode.scala:1038)
	at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase.scala$tools$nsc$backend$icode$GenICode$ICodePhase$$genLoad(GenICode.scala:1044)
	at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase$$anonfun$genLoadArguments$1.apply(GenICode.scala:1246)
	at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase$$anonfun$genLoadArguments$1.apply(GenICode.scala:1244)
	at scala.collection.LinearSeqOptimized$class.foldLeft(LinearSeqOptimized.scala:111)
	at scala.collection.immutable.List.foldLeft(List.scala:84)
	at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase.genLoadArguments(GenICode.scala:1244)
	at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase.genLoadApply6$1(GenICode.scala:935)
	at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase.scala$tools$nsc$backend$icode$GenICode$ICodePhase$$genLoad(GenICode.scala:967)
	at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase.scala$tools$nsc$backend$icode$GenICode$ICodePhase$$genStat(GenICode.scala:187)
	at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase$$anonfun$genStat$1.apply(GenICode.scala:156)
	at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase$$anonfun$genStat$1.apply(GenICode.scala:156)
	at scala.collection.LinearSeqOptimized$class.foldLeft(LinearSeqOptimized.scala:111)
	at scala.collection.immutable.List.foldLeft(List.scala:84)
	at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase.genStat(GenICode.scala:156)
	at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase.scala$tools$nsc$backend$icode$GenICode$ICodePhase$$genLoad(GenICode.scala:1068)
	at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase.gen(GenICode.scala:124)
	at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase$$anonfun$gen$1.apply(GenICode.scala:72)
	at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase$$anonfun$gen$1.apply(GenICode.scala:72)
	at scala.collection.immutable.List.foreach(List.scala:318)
	at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase.gen(GenICode.scala:72)
	at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase.gen(GenICode.scala:149)
	at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase.gen(GenICode.scala:99)
	at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase$$anonfun$gen$1.apply(GenICode.scala:72)
	at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase$$anonfun$gen$1.apply(GenICode.scala:72)
	at scala.collection.immutable.List.foreach(List.scala:318)
	at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase.gen(GenICode.scala:72)
	at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase.gen(GenICode.scala:90)
	at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase.gen(GenICode.scala:68)
	at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase.apply(GenICode.scala:64)
	at scala.tools.nsc.Global$GlobalPhase.applyPhase(Global.scala:464)
	at scala.tools.nsc.Global$GlobalPhase$$anonfun$run$1.apply(Global.scala:431)
	at scala.tools.nsc.Global$GlobalPhase$$anonfun$run$1.apply(Global.scala:431)
	at scala.collection.Iterator$class.foreach(Iterator.scala:727)
	at scala.collection.AbstractIterator.foreach(Iterator.scala:1157)
	at scala.tools.nsc.Global$GlobalPhase.run(Global.scala:431)
	at scala.tools.nsc.backend.icode.GenICode$ICodePhase.run(GenICode.scala:57)
	at scala.tools.nsc.Global$Run.compileUnitsInternal(Global.scala:1583)
	at scala.tools.nsc.Global$Run.compileUnits(Global.scala:1557)
	at scala.tools.nsc.Global$Run.compileSources(Global.scala:1553)
	at scala.tools.nsc.Global$Run.compile(Global.scala:1662)
	at scala.tools.nsc.Driver.doCompile(Driver.scala:33)
	at scala.tools.nsc.Main$.doCompile(Main.scala:79)
	at scala.tools.nsc.Driver.process(Driver.scala:54)
	at scala.tools.nsc.Driver.main(Driver.scala:67)
	at scala.tools.nsc.Main.main(Main.scala)