javac should use the same accessiblity rules for symbols imported using
static import as for resolving symbols as "normal" symbol references,
but it doesn't, and this is very surprising to users.

In the unlikely event that they should be different, the error
should be reported in the static import statement, not the symbol reference.

Self-explanatory shell transcript follows:

$ cat StaticImportAccess.java
import static java.util.zip.ZipFile.ENDSIG;

public class StaticImportAccess {
    public static long i = ENDSIG;
}
$ javac -source 1.5 StaticImportAccess.java
StaticImportAccess.java:4: ENDSIG in java.util.zip.ZipConstants is defined in an inaccessible class or interface
    public static long i = ENDSIG;
                           ^
1 error
zsh: exit 1 jver 1.6.0 javac -source 1.5 StaticImportAccess.java
$ cat NormalAccess.java
public class NormalAccess {
    public static long i = java.util.zip.ZipFile.ENDSIG;
}
$ javac -source 1.5 NormalAccess.java
$
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