Index: SourceTypeBinding.java
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RCS file: /home/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.core/compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/lookup/SourceTypeBinding.java,v
retrieving revision 1.89.2.6
diff -u -r1.89.2.6 SourceTypeBinding.java
--- SourceTypeBinding.java	19 Oct 2005 08:03:04 -0000	1.89.2.6
+++ SourceTypeBinding.java	17 Nov 2005 23:55:21 -0000
@@ -1203,8 +1203,13 @@
 	if (this.scope.compilerOptions().sourceLevel >= ClassFileConstants.JDK1_5) {
 		if ((method.getAnnotationTagBits() & AnnotationDeprecated) != 0)
 			method.modifiers |= AccDeprecated;
-		else if ((method.modifiers & AccDeprecated) != 0)
-			this.scope.problemReporter().missingDeprecatedAnnotationForMethod(method.sourceMethod());
+		else if ((method.modifiers & AccDeprecated) != 0){
+			AbstractMethodDeclaration methodDecl = method.sourceMethod();
+			// if null, method could not be resolved in previous iteration.
+			// Something is already wrong, we will not log this additional error. 
+			if( methodDecl != null )
+				this.scope.problemReporter().missingDeprecatedAnnotationForMethod(methodDecl);
+		}
 	}
 	if (isViewedAsDeprecated() && !method.isDeprecated())
 		method.modifiers |= AccDeprecatedImplicitly;