Test : rt.jar
Mode : -Xcomp
Platform : solsparc 5.6

Steps to reproduce
1) cd /net/sqesvr.eng/export/vsn/GammaBase/Bugs/{Bugid}
2) ksh doit

{OR}

run the following command-line

/net/sqesvr.eng/export/vsn/VM/merlin/weekahead/jdk/latest/solsparc/bin/java -hotspot -Xcomp -XX:-ShowMessageBoxOnError -Xverify:all -XX:+CompileTheWorld -XX:CompileTheWorldStartAt=6995 -XX:CompileTheWorldStopAt=6997 -Xbootclasspath/p:/net/sqesvr.eng/export/vsn/VM/merlin/weekahead/jdk1.4/b62/solsparc/jre/lib/rt.jar

Output:
java version "1.4.0-beta"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0-beta-b61)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 20010425110018.jcoomes.baseline-debug, compiled mode)

VM option '-ShowMessageBoxOnError'
VM option '+CompileTheWorld'
VM option 'CompileTheWorldStartAt=6995'
VM option 'CompileTheWorldStopAt=6997'
CompileTheWorld : Compiling all classes in /net/sqesvr/export/vsn/VM/merlin/weekahead/jdk1.4/b62/solsparc/jre/lib/rt.jar

# HotSpot Virtual Machine Error, assertion failure
# Please report this error at
# http://java.sun.com/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
#
# assert(!thread->has_pending_exception(), "already has exception")
#
# Error ID: /net/jano.eng/export/disk05/hotspot/imgr/ws/20010425110018.jcoomes.baseline/src/share/vm/utilities/exceptions.cpp, 143 [ Patched ]
#
# Problematic Thread: prio=5 tid=0x3b168 nid=0x1 runnable
#
Dumping core....
Abort - core dumped

********************************************************************
NOTE: Test produces the same output with server VM also.
********************************************************************
java version "1.4.0-beta"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0-beta-b61)
Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 20010425110018.jcoomes.baseline-debug, compiled mode)
VM option '-ShowMessageBoxOnError'
VM option '+CompileTheWorld'
VM option 'CompileTheWorldStartAt=6995'
VM option 'CompileTheWorldStopAt=6997'
CompileTheWorld : Compiling all classes in /net/sqesvr.eng/export/vsn/VM/merlin/weekahead/jdk1.4/b62/solsparc/jre/lib/rt.jar

default to Motif 1.2, os is: 5.6
_JAVA_AWT_USE_MOTIF_1_2 is set, using Motif 1.2
CompileTheWorld (6995) : java/awt/Canvas
AWT lock error, awt_lock is null
#
# HotSpot Virtual Machine Error, assertion failure
# Please report this error at
# http://java.sun.com/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
#
# assert(!thread->has_pending_exception(), "already has exception")
#
# Error ID: /net/jano.eng/export/disk05/hotspot/imgr/ws/20010425110018.jcoomes.baseline/src/share/vm/utilities/exceptions.cpp, 143 [ Patched ]
#
# Problematic Thread: prio=5 tid=0x3b1d0 nid=0x1 runnable
#
Dumping core....
sat[5]: 4821 Abort(coredump)