FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.6.0_17"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_17-b04)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 14.3-b01, mixed mode, sharing)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Windows XP Professional, Version 2002, Service Pack 3

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Cannot compile Java code. The problem can be demonstrated as follows:

An interface AB extends interfaces A and B both providing a covariant override of the clone() method. AB is also cloneable and its clone() method  is overriden to  return AB. The example code below illustrates this simple relationship.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Simply compile example code.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
Should compile with the JDK compiler.
Note that the Eclipse Java compiler compiles without errors or warnings.
ACTUAL -
Does not compile with the JDK compiler.

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
Information:Compilation completed with 1 error and 0 warnings
Information:1 error
Information:0 warnings
C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Norman\JavaProjects\ceres-0.x\ceres-ui\src\test\java\com\bc\CovarianceTest.java
    Error:Error:line (13)types com.bc.CovarianceTest.B and com.bc.CovarianceTest.A are incompatible; both define clone(), but with unrelated return types

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

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package com.bc;

public class CovarianceTest {

    public interface A extends Cloneable {
        public A clone();
    }

    public interface B extends Cloneable {
        public B clone();
    }

    public interface AB extends A, B {
        @Override
        public AB clone();
    }
}

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