test case: public class z { public static void main(String[] args) throws Throwable { final String name = "java_cup.terminal"; Class k;
ClassLoader cl = new ClassLoader(null) { }; k = cl.loadClass(name); System.out.println(k); System.out.println(k.getProtectionDomain().getCodeSource()); System.out.println(k.getClassLoader()); } } gcj gives: opsy. gcj -C z.java z.java: In class 'z$1': z.java: In constructor '(z,java.lang.String,java.lang.Object)': z.java:9: error: No constructor matching ‘(z,java.lang.String,java.lang.Object)’ found in class ‘java.lang.ClassLoader’. ClassLoader cl = new ClassLoader(null) { }; ^ 1 error This is wrong. It looks like variable capture is confusing creation of the super() call in the anonymous class constructor. -- Summary: simple anonymous constructor bug Product: gcc Version: 4.0.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: java AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: tromey at gcc dot gnu dot org CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org,java-prs at gcc dot gnu dot org http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19629