Re: gcj/283: GCJ fails to compile inner classes which extend another inner class

[Bryce McKinlay <bryce at albatross dot co dot nz>]

The following reply was made to PR gcj/283; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Bryce McKinlay <bryce@albatross.co.nz>
To: java-gnats@sourceware.cygnus.com
Cc:  
Subject: Re: gcj/283: GCJ fails to compile inner classes which extend another 
 inner class
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 18:22:39 +1200

 Mark Wielaard wrote:
 
 >  You might want to try the patch attached to gcj/256
 >  <http://sources.redhat.com/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?cmd=view&pr=256&database=java>
 >  That solves the problem for me.
 >
 >  Note that in your example you try to extend InnerB from a non static
 >  innerclass InnerA which is not legal. Making InnerA a public static class
 >  would be a valid example.
 
 I agree. With the PR256 patch applied, I get the correct error trying to
 compile this test:
 
 $ gcj -c *.java
 OuterB.java: In class `OuterB$InnerB':
 OuterB.java: In method `<init>(OuterB)':
 OuterB.java:4: No enclosing instance for inner class `OuterA$InnerA' is
 in scope; an
 explicit one must be provided when creating this inner class.
                    }
                    ^
 1 error
 
 However, throw some .class files into the mix and it all goes wrong:
 
 $ javac OuterA.java
 
 $ ls -l *.class
 -rw-rw-r--    1 bryce    bryce         320 Jul 15 18:14
 OuterA$InnerA.class
 -rw-rw-r--    1 bryce    bryce         245 Jul 15 18:14 OuterA.class
 
 $ gcj -c *.java
 OuterB.java:2: Superclass `OuterA.InnerA' of class `OuterB$InnerB' not
 found.
                    public class InnerB extends OuterA.InnerA {
                                                ^
 gcj: Internal error: Segmentation fault (program jc1)
 Please submit a full bug report.
 See <URL:http://www.gnu.org/software/gcc/bugs.html> for instructions.
 
 regards
 
   [ bryce ]