java/5812: GCJ 3.0.2 segfaults on class file from Sun JDK 1.3 compiler

[Per Bothner]

The following reply was made to PR java/5812; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Per Bothner <per@bothner.com>
To: tromey@redhat.com
Cc: adam@medovina.org, gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org
Subject: Re: java/5812: GCJ 3.0.2 segfaults on class file from Sun JDK 1.3 compiler
Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2002 10:56:45 -0800

 Tom Tromey wrote:
 > It isn't clear to me whether this should verify.
 > The `return' at PC=15 is invalid, since the method signature is ()I.
 > Ordinarily this would be a verification error.
 
 I agree.
 
 > However, given that Sun's compiler generated this, perhaps they intend
 > that we only verify reachable code.
 
 Who knows what the by intended - but we have to live with their bugs.
 
 > Per, what do you think about this?
 
 Gcj already emits an 'unreachable bytecode' warning. I think that
 would be enough, once we fix whather is causing gcj to crash. I'll
 take a look.
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