FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.4.2_10"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_10-b03)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2_10-b03, mixed mode)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Windows XP: 4NT 3.02B Windows NT 5.01

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
The following class compiles fine with JDK 1.3.1_xx but not with JDK 1.4.2_xx.
This is a mock-up of a real test, and it contains 503 concatenated calls to append. It compiles fine with 500, but it fails with more than that. Breaking the call will probably fix it, but I would like to know why it worked on 1.3.


STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Compiling the code above is enough to cause the bug.

ACTUAL -
The system is out of resources.
Consult the following stack trace for details.
java.lang.StackOverflowError

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
This is the beginning of the stack trace
The system is out of resources.
Consult the following stack trace for details.
java.lang.StackOverflowError
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Attr.visitIdent(Attr.java:1018)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.tree.Tree$Ident.accept(Tree.java:1111)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Attr.attribTree(Attr.java:198)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Attr.attribType(Attr.java:228)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Attr.visitNewClass(Attr.java:791)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.tree.Tree$NewClass.accept(Tree.java:902)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Attr.attribTree(Attr.java:198)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Attr.visitSelect(Attr.java:1071)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.tree.Tree$Select.accept(Tree.java:1091)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Attr.attribTree(Attr.java:198)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Attr.attribExpr(Attr.java:213)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Attr.visitApply(Attr.java:733)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.tree.Tree$Apply.accept(Tree.java:877)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Attr.attribTree(Attr.java:198)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Attr.visitSelect(Attr.java:1071)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.tree.Tree$Select.accept(Tree.java:1091)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Attr.attribTree(Attr.java:198)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Attr.attribExpr(Attr.java:213)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Attr.visitApply(Attr.java:733)

and the end
      at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.tree.Tree$Select.accept(Tree.java:1091)
      at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Attr.attribTree(Attr.java:198)
      at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Attr.attribExpr(Attr.java:213)
      at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Attr.visitApply(Attr.java:733)
      at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.tree.Tree$Apply.accept(Tree.java:877)
      at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Attr.attribTree(Attr.java:198)
      at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.comp.Attr.visitSelect(Attr.java:1071)
      at com.sun.tools.javac.v8.tree.Tree$Select.accept(Tree.java:1091)

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

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Release Regression From : 1.3.1
The above release value was the last known release where this
bug was known to work. Since then there has been a regression.