Testbase : CTW
Platform : Solaris sparc, 5.8(32)
Mode :-Xcomp

Steps to reproduce:
1. cd /net/sqesvr.eng/sqesvr/vsn/GammaBase/Bugs/{BugID}
2. ksh doit {JAVA_HOME}

output:

ksh doit
java version "1.4.0-beta"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0-beta-b54)
Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 1.4beta-B54-debug, compiled mode)
VM option '+CompileTheWorld'
VM option 'CompileTheWorldStartAt=16500'
VM option 'CompileTheWorldStopAt=16999'
CompileTheWorld : Compiling all classes in /net/taloraan/export/vsn/VM/testbase_old/testbase_js/src/jit/compiletheworld/jars/i-l/jck13classes.jar

CompileTheWorld (16500) : javasoft/sqe/tests/vm/areturn/areturn007/areturn00701/areturn00701
.
.
.

CompileTheWorld (16550) : Skipping javasoft/sqe/tests/vm/astore_w/astore_w003/astore_w00301m1/astore_w00301m10n
CompileTheWorld (16551) : javasoft/sqe/tests/vm/astore_w/astore_w004/astore_w00401/astore_w00401
#
# HotSpot Virtual Machine Error, assertion failure
# Please report this error at
# http://java.sun.com/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
#
# assert(has_root(), "")
#
# Error ID: /usr/re/hotspot/hotspot1.4/ws/solsparc/hotspot1.4beta/src/share/vm/opto/compile.cpp, 810 [ Patched ]
#
# Problematic Thread: prio=5 tid=0x2351f0 nid=0xb runnable
#
Dumping core....
doit[8]: 11011 Abort(coredump)