Following assertion occurred when running Compile The World tests in Linux-ia64 and sparcv9 platforms.

I used machine osmium to reproduce this bug.

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# To reproduce the bug:
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1. cd /net/jano.sfbay/export/disk20/GammaBase/Bugs/[bug ID]
2. edit script if needed.
3. run one of the shell scripts:
 

Error : Running /net/vmsqe.sfbay/export/nightly/CompileTheWorld/result/compiler2/linux-ia64/comp/baseline/1.4.2-beta-b10-debug/Failed/run.ant-1.2.jar.1.ksh
*****Debug Info: java -version(-Xinternalversion)*****
VM option 'MinInliningThreshold=0'
VM option 'MaxPermSize=64m'
java version "1.4.2-beta"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2-beta-b11)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 1.4.2-beta-b11-debug, mixed mode)
java full version "1.4.2-beta-b11"
VM option 'MinInliningThreshold=0'
VM option 'MaxPermSize=64m'
Built on Dec 19 2002 19:31:46 by unknown with unknown compiler
*****Debug Info: Machine Used*****
Linux osmium.SFBay.Sun.COM 2.4.9-34smp #1 SMP Sat Jun 1 05:55:47 EDT 2002 ia64 unknown
*****Debug Info: Command Line As Follow*****
/net/vmsqe.sfbay/export/weekly/mantis/JDK/latest/linux-ia64/bin/java_g -XX:MinInliningThreshold=0 -XX:MaxPermSize=64m -Xss4m -verify -XX:-ShowMessageBoxOnError -XX:+CompileTheWorld -XX:CompileTheWorldStartAt=1 -Xbootclasspath/p:/net/vmsqe.sfbay/export/backup/testbase/CompileTheWorld/jarfiles/ant-1.2.jar
*****Compile The World Start AT Mon Jan 6 21:40:51 PST 2003*****
VM option 'MinInliningThreshold=0'
VM option 'MaxPermSize=64m'
VM option '-ShowMessageBoxOnError'
VM option '+CompileTheWorld'
VM option 'CompileTheWorldStartAt=1'
CompileTheWorld : Compiling all classes in /net/vmsqe.sfbay.sun.com/export/backup/testbase/CompileTheWorld/jarfiles/ant-1.2.jar

CompileTheWorld (1) : org/apache/tools/ant/AntClassLoader
CompileTheWorld (2) : org/apache/tools/ant/BuildEvent
CompileTheWorld (3) : org/apache/tools/ant/BuildException
CompileTheWorld (4) : org/apache/tools/ant/BuildListener
CompileTheWorld (5) : org/apache/tools/ant/BuildLogger
CompileTheWorld (6) : org/apache/tools/ant/DefaultLogger
CompileTheWorld (7) : org/apache/tools/ant/DesirableFilter
CompileTheWorld (8) : org/apache/tools/ant/DirectoryScanner
CompileTheWorld (9) : org/apache/tools/ant/FileScanner
CompileTheWorld (10) : org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper$1
CompileTheWorld (11) : org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper$10
CompileTheWorld (12) : org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper$11
CompileTheWorld (13) : org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper$12
CompileTheWorld (14) : org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper$13
CompileTheWorld (15) : org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper$14
CompileTheWorld (16) : org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper$15
CompileTheWorld (17) : org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper$16
CompileTheWorld (18) : org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper$2
CompileTheWorld (19) : org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper$3
CompileTheWorld (20) : org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper$4
CompileTheWorld (21) : org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper$5
CompileTheWorld (22) : org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper$6
CompileTheWorld (23) : org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper$7
CompileTheWorld (24) : org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper$8
CompileTheWorld (25) : org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper$9
CompileTheWorld (26) : org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper$AttributeSetter
CompileTheWorld (27) : org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper$NestedCreator
CompileTheWorld (28) : org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper
CompileTheWorld (29) : org/apache/tools/ant/Location
CompileTheWorld (30) : org/apache/tools/ant/Main
CompileTheWorld (31) : org/apache/tools/ant/Map
CompileTheWorld (32) : org/apache/tools/ant/PathTokenizer
CompileTheWorld (33) : org/apache/tools/ant/Project
CompileTheWorld (34) : org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectHelper$AbstractHandler
CompileTheWorld (35) : org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectHelper$DataTypeHandler
CompileTheWorld (36) : org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectHelper$NestedElementHandler
CompileTheWorld (37) : org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectHelper$ProjectHandler
CompileTheWorld (38) : org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectHelper$RootHandler
CompileTheWorld (39) : org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectHelper$TargetHandler
CompileTheWorld (40) : org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectHelper$TaskHandler
CompileTheWorld (41) : org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectHelper
CompileTheWorld (42) : org/apache/tools/ant/RuntimeConfigurable
CompileTheWorld (43) : org/apache/tools/ant/Target
CompileTheWorld (44) : org/apache/tools/ant/Task
CompileTheWorld (45) : org/apache/tools/ant/TaskAdapter
CompileTheWorld (46) : org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Ant
CompileTheWorld (47) : org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/AntStructure
CompileTheWorld (48) : org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Available
CompileTheWorld (49) : org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CallTarget
CompileTheWorld (50) : org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Chmod
CompileTheWorld (51) : org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/CompileTask
CompileTheWorld (52) : org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Copy
CompileTheWorld (53) : org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Copydir
CompileTheWorld (54) : org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Copyfile
CompileTheWorld (55) : org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Cvs
CompileTheWorld (56) : org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Delete
CompileTheWorld (57) : org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Deltree
CompileTheWorld (58) : org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Echo
CompileTheWorld (59) : org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Exec$StreamPumper
CompileTheWorld (60) : org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Exec
CompileTheWorld (61) : org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecTask
CompileTheWorld (62) : org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Execute$CommandLauncher
CompileTheWorld (63) : org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Execute$CommandLauncherProxy
CompileTheWorld (64) : org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Execute$Java11CommandLauncher
CompileTheWorld (65) : org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Execute$Java13CommandLauncher
CompileTheWorld (66) : org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Execute$MacCommandLauncher
CompileTheWorld (67) : org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Execute$ScriptCommandLauncher
CompileTheWorld (68) : org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Execute$WinNTCommandLauncher
CompileTheWorld (69) : org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Execute
CompileTheWorld (70) : org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteJava
CompileTheWorld (71) : org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteOn$FileDirBoth
CompileTheWorld (72) : org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteOn
CompileTheWorld (73) : org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteStreamHandler
CompileTheWorld (74) : org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteWatchdog
CompileTheWorld (75) : org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Exit
CompileTheWorld (76) : org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Expand
CompileTheWorld (77) : org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Filter
CompileTheWorld (78) : org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/FixCRLF$AddAsisRemove
CompileTheWorld (79) : org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/FixCRLF
# To suppress the following error report, specify this argument
# after -XX: or in .hotspotrc: SuppressErrorAt=/loopnode.hpp:432
#
# HotSpot Virtual Machine Error, assertion failure
# Please report this error at
# http://java.sun.com/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
#
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (1.4.2-beta-b11-debug mixed mode)
#
# assert(n != __null, "Bad immediate dominator info.")
#
# Error ID: /BUILD_AREA/jdk1.4.2/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/loopnode.hpp, 432
#
# Problematic Thread: prio=1 tid=0x60000000000b5c38 nid=0x575f runnable
#

Heap at VM Abort:
Heap
 def new generation total 1984K, used 208K [0x2000000045420000, 0x2000000045640000, 0x2000000046970000)
  eden space 1792K, 11% used [0x2000000045420000, 0x20000000454542f0, 0x20000000455e0000)
  from space 192K, 0% used [0x20000000455e0000, 0x20000000455e0000, 0x2000000045610000)
  to space 192K, 0% used [0x2000000045610000, 0x2000000045610000, 0x2000000045640000)
 tenured generation total 1408K, used 0K [0x2000000046970000, 0x2000000046ad0000, 0x2000000049420000)
   the space 1408K, 0% used [0x2000000046970000, 0x2000000046970000, 0x2000000046970200, 0x2000000046ad0000)
 compacting perm gen total 16384K, used 2400K [0x2000000049420000, 0x200000004a420000, 0x200000004d420000)
   the space 16384K, 14% used [0x2000000049420000, 0x2000000049678240, 0x2000000049678400, 0x200000004a420000)
Current thread is 0x2009
Dumping core ...
Exit Value 0
*****Compile The World End AT Mon Jan 6 21:44:17 PST 2003*****
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