### Eclipse Workspace Patch 1.0
#P org.eclipse.jdt.core
Index: compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/classfmt/ClassFileConstants.java
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RCS file: /home/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.core/compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/classfmt/ClassFileConstants.java,v
retrieving revision 1.17
diff -u -r1.17 ClassFileConstants.java
--- compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/classfmt/ClassFileConstants.java	27 Jan 2006 16:46:59 -0000	1.17
+++ compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/classfmt/ClassFileConstants.java	24 Feb 2006 12:09:53 -0000
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 	 */
 	int AccAnnotationDefault = ASTNode.Bit18; // indicate presence of an attribute  "DefaultValue" (annotation method)
 	int AccDeprecated = ASTNode.Bit21; // indicate presence of an attribute "Deprecated"
-	int AccHierarchyInconsistent = ASTNode.Bit22; 
 
 	int Utf8Tag = 1;
 	int IntegerTag = 3;
Index: compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/classfmt/ClassFileReader.java
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RCS file: /home/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.core/compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/classfmt/ClassFileReader.java,v
retrieving revision 1.72
diff -u -r1.72 ClassFileReader.java
--- compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/classfmt/ClassFileReader.java	27 Jan 2006 16:46:59 -0000	1.72
+++ compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/classfmt/ClassFileReader.java	24 Feb 2006 12:09:54 -0000
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
 							}
 						}
 					} else if (CharOperation.equals(attributeName, AttributeNamesConstants.InconsistentHierarchy)) {
-						this.accessFlags |= ClassFileConstants.AccHierarchyInconsistent;
+						this.tagBits |= TagBits.HasInconsistentHierarchy;
 					}
 					break;
 				case 'S' :
@@ -662,8 +662,15 @@
 		if (this.getModifiers() != newClassFile.getModifiers())
 			return true;
 
+		// only consider a portion of the tagbits which indicate a structural change for dependents
+		// e.g. @Override change has no influence outside
+		long OnlyStructuralTagBits = TagBits.AnnotationTargetMASK // different @Target status ?
+			| TagBits.AnnotationDeprecated // different @Deprecated status ?
+			| TagBits.AnnotationRetentionMASK // different @Retention status ?
+			| TagBits.HasInconsistentHierarchy; // different hierarchy status ?
+		
 		// meta-annotations
-		if ((this.getTagBits() & TagBits.AnnotationTargetMASK|TagBits.AnnotationDeprecated|TagBits.AnnotationRetentionMASK) != (newClassFile.getTagBits() & TagBits.AnnotationTargetMASK|TagBits.AnnotationDeprecated|TagBits.AnnotationRetentionMASK))
+		if ((this.getTagBits() & OnlyStructuralTagBits) != (newClassFile.getTagBits() & OnlyStructuralTagBits))
 			return true;
 		
 		// generic signature
Index: compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/lookup/TagBits.java
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RCS file: /home/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.core/compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/lookup/TagBits.java,v
retrieving revision 1.21
diff -u -r1.21 TagBits.java
--- compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/lookup/TagBits.java	15 Feb 2006 12:48:11 -0000	1.21
+++ compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/lookup/TagBits.java	24 Feb 2006 12:09:54 -0000
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 	long AnonymousTypeMask = LocalTypeMask | IsAnonymousType;
 	long IsBinaryBinding = ASTNode.Bit7;
 	
+	long HasInconsistentHierarchy = ASTNode.Bit8; // for binary type binding only
+	
 	// for the type cycle hierarchy check used by ClassScope
 	long BeginHierarchyCheck = ASTNode.Bit9;  // type
 	long EndHierarchyCheck = ASTNode.Bit10; // type