Index: java/util/TreeMap.java
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RCS file: /cvs/gcc/gcc/libjava/java/util/TreeMap.java,v
retrieving revision 1.11
diff -u -r1.11 TreeMap.java
--- java/util/TreeMap.java	23 Apr 2004 06:36:05 -0000	1.11
+++ java/util/TreeMap.java	21 Sep 2004 14:01:33 -0000
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
   /**
    * The root node of this TreeMap.
    */
-  private transient Node root = nil;
+  private transient Node root;
 
   /**
    * The size of this TreeMap. Package visible for use by nested classes.
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@
   public TreeMap(Comparator c)
   {
     comparator = c;
+    fabricateTree(0);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -851,7 +852,11 @@
   private void fabricateTree(final int count)
   {
     if (count == 0)
-      return;
+      {
+	root = nil;
+	size = 0;
+	return;
+      }
 
     // We color every row of nodes black, except for the overflow nodes.
     // I believe that this is the optimal arrangement. We construct the tree