Trunk gcj ICEs on instance variable increment within try block when compiling to native object. (And a try/finally related bug.)

Thu Aug 9 16:00:00 GMT 2001

Mark J Roberts wrote:
> Bug Number Two
> --------------
>> public class Test {
> public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
> try { throw new Exception(); } finally {}
> }
> }
>> $ gcj -o test --main=Test Test.java
> $ ./test
> Aborted (core dumped)

This one is a known libgcj bug - there is currently no default exception handler
for the main thread so the runtime aborts when an exception is thrown but not
handled. I have a fix for this which I will check in soon...
> And when I first compile to bytecode with jikes:
>> $ jikes Test.java
> $ gcj -o test --main=Test Test.class
> $ ./test
>> It then enters a busy loop and continuously allocates memory.

Don't know about this one though.
regards
Bryce.