gcj/223: gcj fails to compile this 1.1 innerclass code

[Bryce McKinlay]

The following reply was made to PR gcj/223; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Bryce McKinlay <bryce@albatross.co.nz>
To: mdejong@cygnus.com
Cc: java-gnats@sourceware.cygnus.com
Subject: Re: gcj/223: gcj fails to compile this 1.1 innerclass code
Date: Mon, 08 May 2000 18:30:52 +1200

 mdejong@cygnus.com wrote:
 
 > >Synopsis:       gcj fails to compile this 1.1 innerclass code
 
 I dont think this is really a problem specific to inner classes, but rather more general issues with the way gcj
 resolves nested package/class/inner class/field names and finds packages.
 
 For example, the following code also fails:
 
 // in "pkg"
 
 package pkg;
 
 public class A
 {
   public static String f = "f";
 }
 
 // in "pkg/pkg"
 
 package pkg.pkg;
 
 public class B
 {
   static String c = pkg.A.f;
 }
 
 Trying to compile them from within "pkg" I get:
 
 $ gcj -C A.java pkg/B.java
 pkg/B.java: In class `pkg.pkg.B':
 pkg/B.java: In method `<clinit>()':
 pkg/B.java:5: Undefined variable or class name: `pkg'.
   static String c = pkg.A.f;
                     ^
 1 error
 
 Trying to compile from the top level gives a different error:
 
 $ gcj -C pkg/A.java pkg/pkg/B.java
 pkg/pkg/B.java: In class `pkg.pkg.B':
 pkg/pkg/B.java: In method `<clinit>()':
 pkg/pkg/B.java:5: Incompatible type for declaration. Can't convert `pkg.A' to `java.lang.String'.
   static String c = pkg.A.f;
                 ^
 1 error
 
 With javac or jikes it works either way.
 
 regards
 
   [ bryce ]