jdb jumps to the end of the functions stack if command eval(print, ...) is called to view value of a variable in the current stack function.
To reproduce:
* compile class below
* in jdb
* stop at FunctionStack:14
* run FunctionStack
* where
Gives 22 functions in the stack
* up
.
. 10 times
.
* up
* where
Gives 11 functions in the stack
* eval stLevel
* where
Gives 22 functions in the stack


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class FunctionStack {

    static int amountOfCalls;

    FunctionStack (int _amountOfCalls) {
        amountOfCalls = _amountOfCalls;
    }

    int MakeStack(int stLevel) {
        if (stLevel < amountOfCalls)
            this.MakeStack(++stLevel);
        System.out.println("Level: " + stLevel);
        return stLevel;
    }
    
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        FunctionStack fs = new FunctionStack(20);
        fs.MakeStack(0);
    }
}



It shows up on Solaris_JDK_1.3-b07

alexei.volkov@Eng 2000-03-23