oldjavac incorrectly interdict inheriting of protected inner classes.

Name: aaC67449 Date: 11/01/99



oldjavac incorrectly interdict inheriting of protected inner classes, when the
nesting level of inner class is more then 1.

See example:

----------------- example -----------

------ A.java ----
package test;

public class A {

    protected class AInner1 {

        protected AInner1() {}
        protected class AInner2 {
             protected AInner2() {}
        }
    }
}
----- B.java ------
class B extends test.A {

     public class BInner1 extends AInner1 {
        public BInner1() {
            super();
        }

        public class BInner2 extends AInner2 {
            public BInner2() {
                super();
            }
        }
    }
}
------------------oldjavac output--------------
#>oldjavac -d . A.java B.java
B.java:8: Inner type AInner1 in class test.A not accessible from inner class B. BInner1.BInner2.
        public class BInner2 extends AInner2 {
                                     ^
1 error
--------------------------
All works correctly in new javac.
But the oldjavac is a reference platform for JCK, and some JCK tests are not
compiled. So the bug in the oldjavac should be fixed.

---------------- output ----------
Failed. The method returns null


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