------- Additional Comments From tromey at gcc dot gnu dot org 2005-09-05 16:15 ------- One reason I suspect a compiler bug and not a bug in 'instanceof' is that the code works in the interpreter but not when BC-compiled.
Tom F... I think the arguments are reversed to the call in your assertion example. The first class argument is the target class, which must be the base class. The second class argument is the source class. -- http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23182