[8u20] Request for approval: 8041713: Type inference of non-existent method references crashes the compiler

[Vicente-Arturo Romero-Zaldivar]

Hi,

Please approve the back-port of the following fix from 9 to 8u20:

JDK9 bug:           https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8041713
JDK8u20 bug:     https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8042977
fix: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/dev/langtools/rev/b21c359c1fd1

Thanks,
Vicente