javac dies on inner classes

Name: wm38563 Date: 12/09/98


with the following code:
class Test {

  public int foo() {
    final int i2=0;
    class Local {
      Local() {
        new LI();
      }
      class LI {
          {new LI2();}
        class LI2 {
            {System.out.println(i2);}
        }
      }
    }
    new Local();
    return -1;
  }
}

javac dumps the following:
> javac Test.java
sun.tools.java.CompilerError: referencesMustNotBeFrozen inner class Te
st. 1$Local.LI
        at sun.tools.java.ClassDefinition.referencesMustNotBeFrozen(Cl
assDefinition.java:1926)
        at sun.tools.java.ClassDefinition.addReference(ClassDefinition
.java:1898)
        at sun.tools.java.ClassDefinition.getReference(Compiled Code)
        at sun.tools.tree.Context.noteReference(Compiled Code)
        at sun.tools.tree.UplevelReference.willCodeArguments(UplevelRe
ference.java:336)
        at sun.tools.tree.UplevelReference.willCodeArguments(UplevelRe
ference.java:340)
        at sun.tools.tree.NewInstanceExpression.inlineValue(Compiled C
ode)
        at sun.tools.tree.NewInstanceExpression.inline(NewInstanceExpr
ession.java:397)
        at sun.tools.tree.ExpressionStatement.inline(ExpressionStateme
nt.java:47)
        at sun.tools.tree.CompoundStatement.inline(Compiled Code)
        at sun.tools.tree.InlineMethodExpression.inline(InlineMethodEx
pression.java:39)
        at sun.tools.tree.CommaExpression.inline(CommaExpression.java:
67)
        at sun.tools.tree.CommaExpression.inline(CommaExpression.java:
67)
        at sun.tools.tree.MethodExpression.inline(Compiled Code)
        at sun.tools.tree.ExpressionStatement.inline(ExpressionStateme
nt.java:47)
        at sun.tools.tree.CompoundStatement.inline(Compiled Code)
        at sun.tools.javac.SourceMember.inline(Compiled Code)
        at sun.tools.javac.SourceClass.inlineLocalClass(Compiled Code)

        at sun.tools.javac.SourceMember.inline(Compiled Code)
        at sun.tools.javac.SourceClass.inlineLocalClass(Compiled Code)

        at sun.tools.tree.VarDeclarationStatement.inline(VarDeclaratio
nStatement.java:131)
        at sun.tools.tree.DeclarationStatement.inline(Compiled Code)
        at sun.tools.tree.CompoundStatement.inline(Compiled Code)
        at sun.tools.javac.SourceMember.inline(Compiled Code)
        at sun.tools.javac.SourceMember.code(Compiled Code)
        at sun.tools.javac.SourceClass.compileClass(Compiled Code)
        at sun.tools.javac.SourceClass.compile(Compiled Code)
        at sun.tools.javac.Main.compile(Compiled Code)
        at sun.tools.javac.Main.main(Main.java:733)
Test.java:0: class Test:int foo()@sun.tools.java.CompilerError: refere
ncesMustNotBeFrozen inner class Test. 1$Local.LI
class Test {
^
1 error
(Review ID: 47609)
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