java/9943: field reference of enclosing class in an inner class cannot be compiled.

Tue Mar 4 19:40:00 GMT 2003

>Number:         9943
>Category:       java
>Synopsis:       field reference of enclosing class in an inner class cannot be compiled.
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Mar 04 19:06:00 UTC 2003
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     julia smith
>Release:        unknown-1.0
>Organization:
>Environment:
linux
>Description:
The compiler incorectly identifies "m_opts" as a super class field. It is a field of the embeddeding class, but not a member of the class or the super class being defined.

gcj -c testcase.java
testcase.java: In class `testcase$option':
testcase.java: In constructor `(testcase)':
testcase.java:22: Can't reference `m_opts' before the superclass constructor has been called.
         super(m_opts);
               ^
1 error
>How-To-Repeat:
invoke: gcj -c testcase.java
>Fix:

>Release-Note:
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