ADDITIONAL SYSTEM INFORMATION :
Debian Bookworm
openjdk 22 2024-03-19
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 22+36-2370)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 22+36-2370, mixed mode, sharing)

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
When an error is thrown in the static initializer I except to see an error message like I did in JDK 21, but the program silently terminates.

REGRESSION : Last worked in version 21.0.3

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Compile & run the example class with JDK 22

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
I see an error message about an unhandled exception with my error message
ACTUAL -
The program terminates without writing anything to stdout

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
public class Example {

  static {
    if (true) {
      throw new ExceptionInInitializerError("I should see this error");
    }
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) {
  }
}

---------- END SOURCE ----------

FREQUENCY : always