import java.net.*;

public class Main {
    static {
try {
url = new URL("http://java.sun.com");
} catch(MalformedURLException e) {
throw new Error("internal error");
}
    }

    // without final, it works !!!!!
    //static URL url;
    final static URL url;
}
$ jdk13; javac Main.java
An exception has occurred in the compiler (1.3.0rc1). Please file a bug at the Java Developer Connection (http://java.sun.com/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi). Include your program and the following diagnostic in your report. Thank you.
java.lang.InternalError: assertion failed
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.util.Util.assert(Util.java:25)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.util.Bits.incl(Bits.java:65)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow.letInit(Flow.java:156)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow.letInit(Flow.java:174)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow._case(Flow.java:767)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.tree.Tree$Assign.visit(Tree.java:848)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow.analyze(Flow.java:321)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow.analyzeExpr(Flow.java:339)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow._case(Flow.java:719)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.tree.Tree$Exec.visit(Tree.java:699)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow.analyze(Flow.java:321)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow.analyzeStat(Flow.java:394)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow.analyzeStats(Flow.java:413)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow._case(Flow.java:520)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.tree.Tree$Block.visit(Tree.java:492)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow.analyze(Flow.java:321)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow.analyzeStat(Flow.java:394)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow._case(Flow.java:626)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.tree.Tree$Try.visit(Tree.java:642)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow.analyze(Flow.java:321)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow.analyzeStat(Flow.java:394)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow.analyzeStats(Flow.java:413)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow._case(Flow.java:520)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.tree.Tree$Block.visit(Tree.java:492)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow.analyze(Flow.java:321)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow.analyzeDef(Flow.java:379)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow._case(Flow.java:445)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.tree.Tree$ClassDef.visit(Tree.java:402)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow.analyze(Flow.java:321)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow.analyzeDef(Flow.java:379)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.JavaCompiler.compile(JavaCompiler.java:380)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.Main.compile(Main.java:247)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.Main.main(Main.java:16)

iris.garcia@eng 2000-01-27

The try/catch is not essential to reproducing the bug. Without it,
the following results are obtained:

p-1:~bugs> /usr/local/java/jdk1.3/solaris/bin/javac Main.java
Main.java:5: unreported exception java.net.MalformedURLException; must be caught or declared to be thrown
     url = new URL("http://java.sun.com");
           ^
An exception has occurred in the compiler (1.3.0rc1). Please file a bug at the Java Developer Connection (http://java.sun.com/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi). Include your program and the following diagnostic in your report. Thank you.
java.lang.InternalError: assertion failed
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.util.Util.assert(Util.java:25)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.util.Bits.incl(Bits.java:65)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow.letInit(Flow.java:156)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow.letInit(Flow.java:174)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow._case(Flow.java:767)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.tree.Tree$Assign.visit(Tree.java:848)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow.analyze(Flow.java:321)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow.analyzeExpr(Flow.java:339)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow._case(Flow.java:719)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.tree.Tree$Exec.visit(Tree.java:699)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow.analyze(Flow.java:321)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow.analyzeStat(Flow.java:394)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow.analyzeStats(Flow.java:413)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow._case(Flow.java:520)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.tree.Tree$Block.visit(Tree.java:492)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow.analyze(Flow.java:321)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow.analyzeDef(Flow.java:379)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow._case(Flow.java:445)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.tree.Tree$ClassDef.visit(Tree.java:402)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow.analyze(Flow.java:321)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Flow.analyzeDef(Flow.java:379)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.JavaCompiler.compile(JavaCompiler.java:380)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.Main.compile(Main.java:247)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.Main.main(Main.java:16)

william.maddox@Eng 2000-02-11