gcj/253: problems with instanceof when compilation from .classfiles

[Alexandre Petit-Bianco]

Bryce McKinlay writes:

> Yes, there is a large backlog of open compiler PRs at the moment,
> but having a PR on file ensures

38, I've seen worse ;-)

I was held by a lot of things recently, notably crafting a patch to
compile a XML library (a lot of fixes -- I'm not done yet even though
I thought for a week that I would send it soon.) This patch, among
other things, touches the method selection code. I'll probably have to
see how it fits with Bryce patches before I check it in -- more delay
as far as working on the other PR goes.

> that the bug won't be forgotten - and having good test case often
> gets half way toward fixing the problem anyway.

Yes and yes.

BTW Bryce, thanks for pitching in. Your help is much appreciated!

./A