root node linking should happen after content compilation (fix #1120)

src/compiler/compile.js

@@ -148,18 +148,13 @@ exports.compileAndLinkProps = function (vm, el, props) {
  *
  * If this is a fragment instance, we only need to compile 1.
  *
- * This function does compile and link at the same time,
- * since root linkers can not be reused. It returns the
- * unlink function for potential context directives on the
- * container.
- *
  * @param {Vue} vm
  * @param {Element} el
  * @param {Object} options
  * @return {Function}
  */
 
-exports.compileAndLinkRoot = function (vm, el, options) {
+exports.compileRoot = function (el, options) {
   var containerAttrs = options._containerAttrs
   var replacerAttrs = options._replacerAttrs
   var contextLinkFn, replacerLinkFn
@@ -184,23 +179,25 @@ exports.compileAndLinkRoot = function (vm, el, options) {
     }
   }
 
-  // link context scope dirs
-  var context = vm._context
-  var contextDirs
-  if (context && contextLinkFn) {
-    contextDirs = linkAndCapture(function () {
-      contextLinkFn(context, el)
-    }, context)
-  }
+  return function rootLinkFn (vm, el) {
+    // link context scope dirs
+    var context = vm._context
+    var contextDirs
+    if (context && contextLinkFn) {
+      contextDirs = linkAndCapture(function () {
+        contextLinkFn(context, el)
+      }, context)
+    }
 
-  // link self
-  var selfDirs = linkAndCapture(function () {
-    if (replacerLinkFn) replacerLinkFn(vm, el)
-  }, vm)
+    // link self
+    var selfDirs = linkAndCapture(function () {
+      if (replacerLinkFn) replacerLinkFn(vm, el)
+    }, vm)
 
-  // return the unlink function that tearsdown context
-  // container directives.
-  return makeUnlinkFn(vm, selfDirs, context, contextDirs)
+    // return the unlink function that tearsdown context
+    // container directives.
+    return makeUnlinkFn(vm, selfDirs, context, contextDirs)
+  }
 }
 
 /**

src/instance/compile.js

@@ -34,24 +34,28 @@ exports._compile = function (el) {
 
     // root is always compiled per-instance, because
     // container attrs and props can be different every time.
-    var rootUnlinkFn =
-      compiler.compileAndLinkRoot(this, el, options)
+    var rootLinker = compiler.compileRoot(el, options)
 
     // compile and link the rest
-    var linker
+    var contentLinkFn
     var ctor = this.constructor
     // component compilation can be cached
     // as long as it's not using inline-template
     if (options._linkerCachable) {
-      linker = ctor.linker
-      if (!linker) {
-        linker = ctor.linker = compiler.compile(el, options)
+      contentLinkFn = ctor.linker
+      if (!contentLinkFn) {
+        contentLinkFn = ctor.linker = compiler.compile(el, options)
       }
     }
-    var contentUnlinkFn = linker
-      ? linker(this, el)
+
+    // link phase
+    var rootUnlinkFn = rootLinker(this, el)
+    var contentUnlinkFn = contentLinkFn
+      ? contentLinkFn(this, el)
       : compiler.compile(el, options)(this, el, host)
 
+    // register composite unlink function
+    // to be called during instance destruction
     this._unlinkFn = function () {
       rootUnlinkFn()
       // passing destroying: true to avoid searching and