###@###.### 2004-01-08

J2SE Version (please include all output from java -version flag):
  java version "1.5.0-beta"
  Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0-beta-b32)
  Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0-beta-b32, mixed mode)

Does this problem occur on J2SE 1.4 or 1.4.1 or 1.4.2? Yes / No (pick one)
  No

Operating System Configuration Information (be specific):
  Windows 2000 Professional (Service Pack 2)
  RedHat 9.0

Hardware Configuration Information (be specific):
  AMD Athlon 600Mhz, 384MB, TNT2 32MB AGP graphics

Bug Description:
  Attempting to cross-compile a class as described in the javac tool docs
  for 1.4.2, using options
   -source 1.5
   -target 1.4
   -bootclasspath <location of the rt.jar from a 1.4 SDK installation>
   -extdirs ""
  causes javac to throw a NullPointerException

Steps to Reproduce (be specific):
  1) Create Dummy.java with the following content:
 
      class Dummy { }
 
  2) Compile Dummy.java eg:

    javac -source 1.5 -target 1.4 -bootclasspath
     c:\dev\tools\j2sdk1.4.2\jre\lib\rt.jar -extdirs "" Dummy.java

  3) Watch the stack trace scroll by :

  An exception has occurred in the compiler (1.5.0-beta). Please file a
  bug at thw Java Developer Connection
  (http://java.sun.com/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi)

  after checking the Bug Parade for duplicates. Include your program and the
  following diagnostic in your report. Thank you.

java.lang.NullPointerException
        at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.visitApply(Lower.java:2209)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.Tree$Apply.accept(Tree.java:814)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.translate(Lower.java:1731)
        at
com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeTranslator.visitExec(TreeTranslator.java:224)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.Tree$Exec.accept(Tree.java:731)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.translate(Lower.java:1731)
        at
com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeTranslator.translate(TreeTranslator.java:51)
        at
com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeTranslator.visitBlock(TreeTranslator.java:142)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.visitBlock(Lower.java:2705)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.Tree$Block.accept(Tree.java:537)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.translate(Lower.java:1731)
        at
com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeTranslator.visitMethodDef(TreeTranslator.java:126)
        at
com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.visitMethodDefInternal(Lower.java:2057)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.visitMethodDef(Lower.java:1976)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.Tree$MethodDef.accept(Tree.java:479)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.translate(Lower.java:1731)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.visitClassDef(Lower.java:1804)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.Tree$ClassDef.accept(Tree.java:435)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.translate(Lower.java:1731)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.translate(Lower.java:1751)
        at
com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.translateTopLevelClass(Lower.java:2813)
        at
com.sun.tools.javac.main.JavaCompiler.compile(JavaCompiler.java:452)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.main.Main.compile(Main.java:584)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.main.Main.compile(Main.java:536)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.Main.compile(Main.java:41)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.Main.main(Main.java:32)