Added tests to ensure that static method overrides are supported

lib/class_builder.js

@@ -645,8 +645,10 @@ function attachStatic( ctor, members, base, inheriting )
     var methods = members.methods,
         props   = members.props;
 
-    // "inherit" the parent's static methods by running the parent's static
-    // initialization method
+    // "Inherit" the parent's static methods by running the parent's static
+    // initialization method. It is important that we do this before anything,
+    // because this will recursively inherit all members in order, permitting
+    // overrides.
     var baseinit = base.___$$sinit$$;
     if ( baseinit )
     {

test/test-class_builder-static.js

@@ -526,3 +526,44 @@ var common    = require( './common' ),
     );
 } )();
 
+
+/**
+ * Public and protected static methods should be able to be overridden by
+ * subtypes. We needn't test private methods, as they are not inherited.
+ */
+( function testStaticMethodsCanBeOverriddenBySubtypes()
+{
+    var val = 'bar',
+        Foo = builder.build(
+        {
+            'public static foo': function() {},
+            'protected static bar': function() {},
+        } ),
+
+        SubFoo = builder.build( Foo,
+        {
+            'public static foo': function()
+            {
+                return val;
+            },
+
+            'public static prot': function()
+            {
+                return this.bar();
+            },
+
+            'protected static bar': function()
+            {
+                return val;
+            },
+        } );
+
+    assert.equal( SubFoo.foo(), val,
+        "Public static methods can be overridden by subtypes"
+    );
+
+    assert.equal( SubFoo.prot(), val,
+        "Protected static methods can be overridden by subtypes"
+    );
+} )();
+