FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
found with jre16_30, also exists in jre16_32, jre7u4, and back to jre6_10.
(only 32 bit versions were tested)

FULL OS VERSION :
win7x64 prof on amd

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
attached program is extract of larger application. app has problem and throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException. The exception and its stacktrace is printed in System.err.
after a number of logged exceptions the stacktrace is no longer printed, just name of exception.
problem shows with -server, seems to work without -server (or shows much later).

it seems, when the test-program is too simplistic, error doesnt show.
the attached version should be fine (that is, showing the problem).

THE PROBLEM WAS REPRODUCIBLE WITH -Xint FLAG: Did not try

THE PROBLEM WAS REPRODUCIBLE WITH -server FLAG: Yes

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
compile and run attached program with -server


EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
stacktrace should always be printed
ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
.... lots of these .....
java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 142
at HGM.utils.TestStackTrace.doIt(TestStackTrace.java:23)
at HGM.utils.TestStackTrace.doItNTimes(TestStackTrace.java:35)
at HGM.utils.TestStackTrace.main(TestStackTrace.java:48)

..... and then these...... - no stacktrace

java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
package HGM.utils;

public class TestStackTrace {

    int[] array = new int[ 30 ];

    TestStackTrace(){
    }

    void doIt(){
        int sum = 0;
        for ( int i= 0; i < 50; i++ ){
            for( int j= 0; j <= array.length; j++ ){
                sum += array[ j ];
                array[ j ] = i;
            }
        }
    }

    void doItNTimes( int nTimes ){

        for ( int i= 0; i < nTimes; i++ ){
            array = new int[ i ];
            try {
                doIt();
            } catch( Throwable ex ){
                //System.err.println("error:" + ex.getMessage() );
                ex.printStackTrace( System.err );
            }
        }
    }

    public static void main( String[] args ){

        TestStackTrace tst = new TestStackTrace();
        tst.doItNTimes( 159 );

    }
}

---------- END SOURCE ----------

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
no workaround. however, in real app in normal behavior this wasnt observed, even with 'some' exceptions of all kinds occuring.

scary thing is the age, is reproducible with jre6_10.