This problem has been reported by several people who have downloaded javac-ea.

FILE: EmptyBreak.java

/**
 * @test %W% %E%
 * @bug
 * @summary Empty "default" statements should not cause the compiler to crash.
 *
 * @run clean EmptyBreak
 * @run compile EmptyBreak.java
 */

// If the test fails to compile, then the bug exists.

public class EmptyBreak
{
    public void foo(int i)
    {
switch (i) {
default:
// empty!
break;
}
    }
}

OUTPUT:

An exception has occurred in the compiler. (v0.8)
Please file a bug report by sending your program and the following diagnostic to
###@###.###.

   Thank you.

java.lang.NullPointerException
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Gen._case(Gen.java:896)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.tree.Tree$Break.visit(Tree.java:606)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Gen.genDef(Gen.java:351)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Gen.genStat(Gen.java:364)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Gen.genStats(Gen.java:372)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Gen._case(Gen.java:565)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.tree.Tree$Switch.visit(Tree.java:503)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Gen.genDef(Gen.java:351)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Gen.genStat(Gen.java:364)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Gen.genStats(Gen.java:372)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Gen._case(Gen.java:493)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.tree.Tree$Block.visit(Tree.java:429)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Gen.genDef(Gen.java:351)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Gen.genStat(Gen.java:364)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Gen.genMethod(Gen.java:460)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Gen._case(Gen.java:426)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.tree.Tree$MethodDef.visit(Tree.java:387)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Gen.genDef(Gen.java:351)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Gen.genClass(Gen.java:1410)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.JavaCompiler.genCode(JavaCompiler.java:261)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.JavaCompiler.compile(JavaCompiler.java:358)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.Main.compile(Main.java:247)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.Main.main(Main.java:16)

iris.garcia@eng 1999-05-14