Bug ID: JDK-8076143 NPE at compilation time

Type: Bug
Component: tools
Sub-Component: javac
Affected Version: 8u31

Priority: P3
Status: Closed
Resolution: Duplicate
OS: windows_8
CPU: x86

Submitted: 2015-02-19
Updated: 2015-03-27
Resolved: 2015-03-27

FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.8.0_31"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_31-b13)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.31-b07, mixed mode)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Windows 8.1 PRO

EXTRA RELEVANT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION :
*have a compilation error  in IntellyJIDEA
*have the same compilation error using Ant 

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
i have tried to compile our project using the latest version of java compiler and had a error

REGRESSION.  Last worked in version 8u25

ADDITIONAL REGRESSION INFORMATION: 
java version "1.8.0_31"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_31-b13)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.31-b07, mixed mode)

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
run javac on my project :)

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
successful build 
ACTUAL -
unsuccessful build

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
Information:Using javac 1.8.0_31 to compile java sources
Information:java: An exception has occurred in the compiler (1.8.0_31). Please file a bug at the Java Developer Connection (http://java.sun.com/webapps/bugreport)  after checking the Bug Parade for duplicates. Include your program and the following diagnostic in your report.  Thank you.
Information:java: java.lang.NullPointerException
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.code.Types.isConvertible(Types.java:290)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Check.assertConvertible(Check.java:922)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Check.checkMethod(Check.java:876)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.checkMethod(Attr.java:3838)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.checkIdInternal(Attr.java:3615)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.checkMethodIdInternal(Attr.java:3522)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.checkMethodId(Attr.java:3501)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.checkId(Attr.java:3488)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.visitSelect(Attr.java:3370)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCFieldAccess.accept(JCTree.java:1897)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attribTree(Attr.java:607)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.visitApply(Attr.java:1843)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCMethodInvocation.accept(JCTree.java:1465)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attribExpr(Attr.java:649)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.visitVarDef(Attr.java:1093)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCVariableDecl.accept(JCTree.java:852)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attribStat(Attr.java:676)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attribStats(Attr.java:692)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.visitBlock(Attr.java:1142)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCBlock.accept(JCTree.java:909)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.visitTry(Attr.java:1372)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCTry.accept(JCTree.java:1173)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.visitLambda(Attr.java:2407)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCLambda.accept(JCTree.java:1624)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.DeferredAttr.attribSpeculative(DeferredAttr.java:386)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.DeferredAttr$2.complete(DeferredAttr.java:279)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.DeferredAttr$DeferredType.check(DeferredAttr.java:245)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.DeferredAttr$DeferredType.check(DeferredAttr.java:232)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Resolve$MethodResultInfo.check(Resolve.java:993)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Resolve$4.checkArg(Resolve.java:826)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Resolve$AbstractMethodCheck.argumentsAcceptable(Resolve.java:731)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Resolve$4.argumentsAcceptable(Resolve.java:835)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Resolve.rawInstantiate(Resolve.java:576)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Resolve.selectBest(Resolve.java:1431)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Resolve.findMethodInScope(Resolve.java:1618)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Resolve.findMethod(Resolve.java:1710)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Resolve.findMethod(Resolve.java:1662)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Resolve$9.doLookup(Resolve.java:2415)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Resolve$BasicLookupHelper.lookup(Resolve.java:3074)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Resolve.lookupMethod(Resolve.java:3325)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Resolve.resolveQualifiedMethod(Resolve.java:2412)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Resolve.resolveQualifiedMethod(Resolve.java:2406)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.selectSym(Attr.java:3395)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.visitSelect(Attr.java:3281)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attribExpr(Attr.java:656)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.visitExec(Attr.java:1611)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCExpressionStatement.accept(JCTree.java:1296)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.visitMethodDef(Attr.java:1035)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCMethodDecl.accept(JCTree.java:778)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attribClassBody(Attr.java:4342)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attribClass(Attr.java:4252)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attribClass(Attr.java:4181)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attrib(Attr.java:4156)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.main.JavaCompiler.attribute(JavaCompiler.java:1248)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.main.JavaCompiler.compile2(JavaCompiler.java:901)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.main.JavaCompiler.compile(JavaCompiler.java:860)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.main.Main.compile(Main.java:523)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.api.JavacTaskImpl.doCall(JavacTaskImpl.java:129)
Information:java: 	at com.sun.tools.javac.api.JavacTaskImpl.call(JavacTaskImpl.java:138)
Information:java: 	at org.jetbrains.jps.javac.JavacMain.compile(JavacMain.java:165)
Information:java: 	at org.jetbrains.jps.incremental.java.JavaBuilder.compileJava(JavaBuilder.java:380)
Information:java: 	at org.jetbrains.jps.incremental.java.JavaBuilder.compile(JavaBuilder.java:298)
Information:java: 	at org.jetbrains.jps.incremental.java.JavaBuilder.doBuild(JavaBuilder.java:204)
Information:java: 	at org.jetbrains.jps.incremental.java.JavaBuilder.build(JavaBuilder.java:176)
Information:java: 	at org.jetbrains.jps.incremental.IncProjectBuilder.runModuleLevelBuilders(IncProjectBuilder.java:1140)
Information:java: 	at org.jetbrains.jps.incremental.IncProjectBuilder.runBuildersForChunk(IncProjectBuilder.java:826)
Information:java: 	at org.jetbrains.jps.incremental.IncProjectBuilder.buildTargetsChunk(IncProjectBuilder.java:894)
Information:java: 	at org.jetbrains.jps.incremental.IncProjectBuilder.buildChunkIfAffected(IncProjectBuilder.java:789)
Information:java: 	at org.jetbrains.jps.incremental.IncProjectBuilder.buildChunks(IncProjectBuilder.java:612)
Information:java: 	at org.jetbrains.jps.incremental.IncProjectBuilder.runBuild(IncProjectBuilder.java:352)
Information:java: 	at org.jetbrains.jps.incremental.IncProjectBuilder.build(IncProjectBuilder.java:191)
Information:java: 	at org.jetbrains.jps.cmdline.BuildRunner.runBuild(BuildRunner.java:131)
Information:java: 	at org.jetbrains.jps.cmdline.BuildSession.runBuild(BuildSession.java:229)
Information:java: 	at org.jetbrains.jps.cmdline.BuildSession.run(BuildSession.java:113)
Information:java: 	at org.jetbrains.jps.cmdline.BuildMain$MyMessageHandler$1.run(BuildMain.java:158)
Information:java: 	at org.jetbrains.jps.service.impl.SharedThreadPoolImpl$1.run(SharedThreadPoolImpl.java:41)
Information:java: 	at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:511)
Information:java: 	at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)
Information:java: 	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142)
Information:java: 	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617)
Information:java: 	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)
Information:java: Errors occurred while compiling module 'main.server'
Information:19.02.2015 22:23 - Compilation completed with 1 error and 0 warnings in 19 sec
Error:java: Compilation failed: internal java compiler error

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
could not do it
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CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
use jdk 8u25

The submitter responded back conveying that the issue is resolved with JDK 8u40. ************************************************************************************************* > Hi, ...., > i had this problem at compilation time > os: Win 8.1 professional > environment: IntelliJIdea 14 and Ant script. > unfortunately, i cann't give you a project to reproduce my steps. > i could not reproduce this error using JDK 8u40, the same environment and OS. > my problem is practically vanished, thank you for an advice. *************************************************************************************************** The stack trace in the report suggest this to be a duplicate of jdk-8044546 and submitter confirm resolved with 8u40. Therefor closing this as a duplicate fixed in 8u40.

27-03-2015

Sent following email to the submitter: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On 2/26/2015 9:02 AM, ............... wrote: > Hi ..... > > The report submitted by you does not have enough information for us to proceed further. > It would help if you could share following information: > - The steps to reproduce the problem > - The test case that you were trying to run? > - Is this platform and/or IDE specific? > - Can you reproduce this with early access release of JDK (8u40, 9ea). You can download them from: > https://jdk8.java.net/download.html > https://jdk9.java.net/download/ > > Above information will help us diagnose this issue properly. > > Thank You, -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

26-02-2015