JDK-6431987 : javac failed to compile the source code
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: tools
  • Sub-Component: javac
  • Affected Version: 5.0
  • Priority: P5
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Duplicate
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2006-05-31
  • Updated: 2010-05-11
  • Resolved: 2006-10-04
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6u1Resolved OpenJDK6Resolved
Related Reports
Duplicate :  
JDK-6391197 - static import seems to hide non-static import in a very special case
Relates :  
JDK-6415455 - REGRESSION: NPE when compiling Mustang Swing classes on Linux-64
Description
Trying to compile the attached a/A.java and b/B.java causes the following error:

b/B.java:8: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class A
location: class b.B
  public static class Nested extends A {
                                     ^
1 error

See the attached test.zip for the concrete test case.

I suspect the tricky self-importing is causing this issue. I'm not too confident if such import is allowed or not, but if it is, this is a bug. If it's not, then I hope the error message will be improved to point that out.
Comments
EVALUATION This is a regression in the compiler. This program compiles with problems in releases 1.3.1_18 and 1.4.2_11.
31-05-2006
WORK AROUND Change the order of imports: import a.A; import b.B.Nested; import b.B.Nested.More;
31-05-2006