Consider this code:
```
@SuppressWarnings(CONST)
public class Ann {
public static final String CONST = "";
}
```
javac crashes on it:
```
$ javac -XDdev /tmp/Ann.java
/tmp/Ann.java:1: error: cannot find symbol
@SuppressWarnings(CONST)
^
symbol: variable CONST
1 error
An exception has occurred in the compiler (26-internal). Please file a bug against the Java compiler via the Java bug reporting page (https://bugreport.java.com) after checking the Bug Database (https://bugs.java.com) for duplicates. Include your program, the following diagnostic, and the parameters passed to the Java compiler in your report. Thank you.
java.lang.ClassCastException: class com.sun.tools.javac.code.Attribute$Error cannot be cast to class com.sun.tools.javac.code.Attribute$Constant (com.sun.tools.javac.code.Attribute$Error and com.sun.tools.javac.code.Attribute$Constant are in module jdk.compiler of loader 'app')
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.code.Lint.suppressionsFrom(Lint.java:533)
at java.base/java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$3$1.accept(ReferencePipeline.java:214)
at java.base/java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$2$1.accept(ReferencePipeline.java:197)
at java.base/java.util.Iterator.forEachRemaining(Iterator.java:133)
at java.base/java.util.Spliterators$IteratorSpliterator.forEachRemaining(Spliterators.java:1939)
at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.copyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:570)
at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.wrapAndCopyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:560)
at java.base/java.util.stream.ForEachOps$ForEachOp.evaluateSequential(ForEachOps.java:153)
at java.base/java.util.stream.ForEachOps$ForEachOp$OfRef.evaluateSequential(ForEachOps.java:176)
at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.evaluate(AbstractPipeline.java:265)
at java.base/java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.forEach(ReferencePipeline.java:632)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.code.Lint.suppressionsFrom(Lint.java:524)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.code.Lint.suppressionsFrom(Lint.java:511)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.code.Lint.augment(Lint.java:82)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attribClass(Attr.java:5414)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attribClass(Attr.java:5365)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attrib(Attr.java:5302)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main.JavaCompiler.attribute(JavaCompiler.java:1346)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main.JavaCompiler.compile(JavaCompiler.java:968)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main.Main.compile(Main.java:319)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main.Main.compile(Main.java:178)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.Main.compile(Main.java:66)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.Main.main(Main.java:52)
printing javac parameters to: /tmp/javac.20250706_093450.args
```
```
@SuppressWarnings(CONST)
public class Ann {
public static final String CONST = "";
}
```
javac crashes on it:
```
$ javac -XDdev /tmp/Ann.java
/tmp/Ann.java:1: error: cannot find symbol
@SuppressWarnings(CONST)
^
symbol: variable CONST
1 error
An exception has occurred in the compiler (26-internal). Please file a bug against the Java compiler via the Java bug reporting page (https://bugreport.java.com) after checking the Bug Database (https://bugs.java.com) for duplicates. Include your program, the following diagnostic, and the parameters passed to the Java compiler in your report. Thank you.
java.lang.ClassCastException: class com.sun.tools.javac.code.Attribute$Error cannot be cast to class com.sun.tools.javac.code.Attribute$Constant (com.sun.tools.javac.code.Attribute$Error and com.sun.tools.javac.code.Attribute$Constant are in module jdk.compiler of loader 'app')
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.code.Lint.suppressionsFrom(Lint.java:533)
at java.base/java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$3$1.accept(ReferencePipeline.java:214)
at java.base/java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$2$1.accept(ReferencePipeline.java:197)
at java.base/java.util.Iterator.forEachRemaining(Iterator.java:133)
at java.base/java.util.Spliterators$IteratorSpliterator.forEachRemaining(Spliterators.java:1939)
at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.copyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:570)
at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.wrapAndCopyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:560)
at java.base/java.util.stream.ForEachOps$ForEachOp.evaluateSequential(ForEachOps.java:153)
at java.base/java.util.stream.ForEachOps$ForEachOp$OfRef.evaluateSequential(ForEachOps.java:176)
at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.evaluate(AbstractPipeline.java:265)
at java.base/java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.forEach(ReferencePipeline.java:632)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.code.Lint.suppressionsFrom(Lint.java:524)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.code.Lint.suppressionsFrom(Lint.java:511)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.code.Lint.augment(Lint.java:82)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attribClass(Attr.java:5414)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attribClass(Attr.java:5365)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attrib(Attr.java:5302)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main.JavaCompiler.attribute(JavaCompiler.java:1346)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main.JavaCompiler.compile(JavaCompiler.java:968)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main.Main.compile(Main.java:319)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main.Main.compile(Main.java:178)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.Main.compile(Main.java:66)
at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.Main.main(Main.java:52)
printing javac parameters to: /tmp/javac.20250706_093450.args
```
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Review(master) openjdk/jdk/26142