Probable enum-related compiler bug

[Joseph D. Darcy]

Jonathan Gibbons wrote:
> Known issue, see http://bugs.sun.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=6724345
> Fixed in JDK 7 b39.

And if you're on Linux, this fix will be included in OpenJDK 6 b19.

-Joe

>
> -- Jon
>
>
> Jonathan Gibbons wrote:
>> FWIW,  it also fails in jdk 1.6.0_17-b02, but works with jdk 
>> 1.7.0-ea-b83.
>>
>> -- Jon
>>
>>
>> Dimitris Andreou wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I have this:
>>>
>>> public enum MyEnum implements Runnable {
>>>     X() { public void run() { } },
>>> }
>>>
>>> and in another file:
>>>
>>> public class Test {
>>>     public static void main(String[] args) {
>>>         MyEnum.X.run();
>>>     }
>>> }
>>>
>>> Starting from a clean state, compiling it (using jdk 1.6.0_14) 
>>> produces this error:
>>>
>>> Test.java:3: cannot find symbol
>>> symbol  : method run()
>>> location: class MyEnum
>>>         MyEnum.X.run();
>>> 1 error
>>>
>>> If I first compile MyEnum.java, and in a second step Test.java, no 
>>> error is produced.
>>>
>>> The workaround I did to have a stable compilation is this:
>>>
>>> public enum MyEnum implements Runnable {
>>>     X() { public void run() { } },
>>>
>>>     public abstract void run();
>>> }
>>>
>>>
>>> Is this a known bug?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Dimitris
>>
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