SomeNode.java
     1 class SomeNode extends NamedNode {}
IRNode.java
     1 public interface IRNode
     2 {
     3 public <Return, Input, ExceptionType extends Exception> Return execute (IRNamedNodeAlgo<Return,Input,ExceptionType> algo, Input... input) throws ExceptionType;
     4
     5 }
IRNamedNodeAlgo.java
     1 public interface IRNamedNodeAlgo<Return, Input, ExceptionType extends Exception>
     2 {
     3
     4 public Return forNamedNode(IRNode node, Input... input) throws ExceptionType;
     5
     6 public Return forNonNamedNode(IRNode node, Input... input) throws ExceptionType;
     7
     8 }
NamedNode.java
     1 public class NamedNode implements IRNode
     2 {
     3
     4 public <Return, Input, ExceptionType extends Exception> Return execute(IRNamedNodeAlgo<Return,Input,ExceptionType> algo, Input... input) throws ExceptionType
     5 {
     6 return algo.forNamedNode(this, input);
     7 }
     8
     9 }

Compiles without problem:
javac IRNode.java IRNamedNodeAlgo.java NamedNode.java SomeNode.java

Can't compile:
javac SomeNode.java IRNode.java IRNamedNodeAlgo.java NamedNode.java
NamedNode.java:6: unreported exception java.lang.Exception; must be caught or declared to be thrown
return algo.forNamedNode(this, input);
                        ^
1 error

See: http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=633301&tstart=0

javac -J-fullversion
java full version "1.5.0_01-b08"

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