FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.8.0_45"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_45-b14)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.45-b02, mixed mode)


ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.7-ckt9-3~deb8u1 (2015-04-24) x86_64 GNU/Linux

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
The compilation fails with an error when chaining calls to Comparator.thenComparing. For example, this code fails:

Comparator<Person> c = Comparator.comparing(p -> p.name).thenComparing(p -> p.age);

but this code doesn't:
Comparator<Person> d = Comparator.comparing(p -> p.name);
d = d.thenComparing(p -> p.age);


STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
import java.util.Comparator;

public class Test {
    static class Person {
        String name;
        int age;
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Does not compile
        Comparator<Person> c = Comparator.comparing(p -> p.name).thenComparing(p -> p.age);
    }
}


EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
The code should compile.
ACTUAL -
The code does not compile.


ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
cannot find symbol
symbol: variable name
location: variable p of type java.lang.Object


REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
public class Test {
    static class Person {
        String name;
        int age;
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Does not compile
        Comparator<Person> c = Comparator.comparing(p -> p.name).thenComparing(p -> p.age);
    }
}

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

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
public class Test {
    static class Person {
        String name;
        int age;
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Does compile
        Comparator<Person> d = Comparator.comparing(p -> p.name);
        d = d.thenComparing(p -> p.age);
    }
}