I can't call any methods on local variables. I can't even call
toString(), which make it extremely difficult to debug programs.

To reproduce, see below. The VM seems to hang at the end of this session.

~ is /home/gafter.

frog:~/workspaces/test/jdbnontop $ ls -la
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 gafter 512 Oct 8 09:25 .
drwxr-xr-x 63 gafter 1536 Oct 8 09:16 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 gafter 0 Oct 8 09:21 .jdbrc
-rw-r--r-- 1 gafter 303 Oct 8 09:19 T.java
frog:~/workspaces/test/jdbnontop $ cat -n T.java
     1 class T {
     2 String s;
     3 void f() {
     4 new T("f").g();
     5 }
     6 void g() {
     7 new T("g").h();
     8 }
     9 void h() {
    10 System.out.println(s);
    11 }
    12 public static void main(String[] args) {
    13 new T("main").f();
    14 }
    15 T(String s) {
    16 this.s = s;
    17 }
    18 public String toString() {
    19 return s;
    20 }
    21 }
frog:~/workspaces/test/jdbnontop $ /java/re/j2se/1.4.0/nightly/binaries/solsparc/latest/bin/javac -g T.java
frog:~/workspaces/test/jdbnontop $ /java/re/j2se/1.4.0/nightly/binaries/solsparc/latest/bin/jdb T
Initializing jdb ...
*** Reading commands from /home/gafter/workspaces/test/jdbnontop/.jdbrc
> stop at T:10
Deferring breakpoint T:10.
It will be set after the class is loaded.
> run
run T
>
VM Started: Set deferred breakpoint T:10
 
Breakpoint hit: "thread=main", T.h(), line=10 bci=0
10 System.out.println(s);
 
main[1] print this
 this = instance of T(id=281)
main[1] print this.toString()


###@###.### 2001-10-08

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###@###.### 2001-10-18

Name: as83306 Date: 10/17/2001

Regression test com/sun/jdi/InvokeTest.java fails with Merlin build 83 on sol2.7, host tiggr.
Since this test doesn't have it own specified timeout, it timed out with the default 2 minute timeout invoked by jtreg.
 For test hardware config's, see http://sqesvr.eng/st3/jdk1.4/docs/Merlin-hw.html
 
#Test Results (version 2)
#Sun Oct 14 01:48:28 PDT 2001
#checksum:5c515f493742bce3
#-----testdescription-----
$file=/export1/regression/merlin/jdk1.4Tests/b83/com/sun/jdi/InvokeTest.java
$root=/export1/regression/merlin/jdk1.4Tests/b83
author=Robert Field
keywords=bug4451941
run=USER_SPECIFIED build TestScaffold VMConnection TargetListener TargetAdapter\nUSER_SPECIFIED compile -g
InvokeTest.java\nUSER_SPECIFIED main InvokeTest\n
source=InvokeTest.java
title=Test argument types for invoke

#-----environment-----

#-----testresult-----
description=file:///export1/regression/merlin/jdk1.4Tests/b83/com/sun/jdi/InvokeTest.java
end=Sun Oct 14 01:48:28 PDT 2001
environment=regtest
execStatus=Failed. Execution failed: Program `/export1/java/jdk14b83/bin/java' interrupted! (timed out?)
javatestOS=SunOS 5.7 (sparc)
javatestVersion=2.1.5
script=com.sun.javatest.regtest.RegressionScript
sections=script_messages build compile build main
start=Sun Oct 14 01:46:25 PDT 2001
status=Failed. Execution failed: Program `/export1/java/jdk14b83/bin/java' interrupted! (timed out?)
test=com/sun/jdi/InvokeTest.java
work=/export0/results/regression/merlin/b83/tiggr5.7-jth13-jdk14b83.10-13.22.45-ALL/com/sun/jdi

#section:script_messages
----------messages:(2/77)----------
JDK under test: /export1/java/jdk14b83
Timeout signalled after 120.0 seconds

#section:build
----------messages:(3/158)----------
command: build TargetAdapter
reason: User specified action: run build TestScaffold VMConnection TargetListener TargetAdapter
elapsed time (seconds): 0.0030
result: Passed. No need to compile: TargetAdapter.java

#section:compile
----------messages:(3/182)----------
command: compile /export1/regression/merlin/jdk1.4Tests/b83/com/sun/jdi/InvokeTest.java
reason: User specified action: run compile -g InvokeTest.java
elapsed time (seconds): 3.085
----------System.out:(0/0)----------
----------System.err:(0/0)----------
result: Passed. Compilation successful

#section:build
----------messages:(3/97)----------
command: build InvokeTest
reason: Named class compiled on demand
elapsed time (seconds): 0.0010
result: Passed. No need to compile: InvokeTest.java

#section:main
----------messages:(3/109)----------
command: main InvokeTest
reason: User specified action: run main InvokeTest
elapsed time (seconds): 120.013
----------System.out:(7/293)----------
JVM version:1.4.0-beta3
JDI version: 1.4
JVM description: Java Debug Interface (Reference Implementation) version 1.4
Java Debug Wire Protocol (Reference Implementation) version 1.4
JVM Debug Interface version 1.2
JVM version 1.4.0-beta3 (Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM, interpreted mode)
Howdy!
----------System.err:(2/46)----------
run args: [InvokeTarg]
Invoking invokeBoolean
result: Failed. Execution failed: Program `/export1/java/jdk14b83/bin/java' interrupted! (timed out?)


test result: Failed. Execution failed: Program `/export1/java/jdk14b83/bin/java' interrupted! (timed out?)
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