A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Having an interface that elevates "clone()" to public visibility, using that interface in a Generics multiple-extension declaration does not compile, eg:

<T extends CloneInterface & Cloneable>

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Attempt to compile the source.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
Compilation succeeds
ACTUAL -
WontCompile.java:8: error: clone() in Object cannot implement clone() in WontCompile
    static <T extends WontCompile & Cloneable> T identity(T t) {
            ^
  attempting to assign weaker access privileges; was public

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
package compilethis;

public interface WontCompile {

    // Force it to public
    WontCompile clone();

    static <T extends WontCompile & Cloneable> T identity(T t) {
        return t;
    }

}
---------- END SOURCE ----------

FREQUENCY : always