FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.8.0_121"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_121-b13)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.121-b13, mixed mode)
javac 1.8.0_121


ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
OSX 10.12.4 (16E195)
16.5.0 Darwin Kernel Version 16.5.0: Fri Mar 3 16:52:33 PST 2017; root:xnu-3789.51.2~3/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64


A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
See code snippet below.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Run the provided code.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
Graceful exit.
ACTUAL -
Compiles fine, but fails runtime, see error messages below.

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.VerifyError: Bad type on operand stack
Exception Details:
  Location:
    slask/Outer$Producer.lambda$new$0(Lslask/Outer;)Ljava/lang/Object; @5: getfield
  Reason:
    Type 'slask/Outer' (current frame, stack[2]) is not assignable to 'slask/Outer$Producer'
  Current Frame:
    bci: @5
    flags: { }
    locals: { 'slask/Outer' }
    stack: { uninitialized 0, uninitialized 0, 'slask/Outer' }
  Bytecode:
    0x0000000: bb00 0559 2ab4 0003 b700 06b0

at slask.Outer.main(Outer.java:9)


REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
package slask;

import java.util.function.Supplier;

public class Outer
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        new Outer().new Producer();
    }

    class Inner { }

    class Producer {
        Producer() {
            this(Inner::new); // Should work but fails runtime
            //this(() -> new Inner()); // Also fails
            //this(() -> Outer.this.new Inner()); // Workaround that works
        }

        Producer(Supplier<Object> supplier) { }
    }
}
---------- END SOURCE ----------

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
See commented out line with workaround comment in source code.