### Eclipse Workspace Patch 1.0
#P org.eclipse.jdt.core
Index: batch/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/batch/Main.java
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.core/batch/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/batch/Main.java,v
retrieving revision 1.279
diff -u -r1.279 Main.java
--- batch/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/batch/Main.java	1 Feb 2007 15:38:49 -0000	1.279
+++ batch/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/batch/Main.java	8 Feb 2007 14:49:11 -0000
@@ -3142,6 +3142,8 @@
 			}
 		} else if (token.equals("[")) { //$NON-NLS-1$
 			switch (state) {
+			case start:
+				currentClasspathName = ""; //$NON-NLS-1$
 			case readyToClose:
 				bracket = cursor - 1;
 			case bracketClosed:
#P org.eclipse.jdt.core.tests.compiler
Index: src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/tests/compiler/regression/BatchCompilerTest.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.core.tests.compiler/src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/tests/compiler/regression/BatchCompilerTest.java,v
retrieving revision 1.101
diff -u -r1.101 BatchCompilerTest.java
--- src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/tests/compiler/regression/BatchCompilerTest.java	1 Feb 2007 15:38:45 -0000	1.101
+++ src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/tests/compiler/regression/BatchCompilerTest.java	8 Feb 2007 14:49:14 -0000
@@ -5164,6 +5164,28 @@
 		null,
 		null);
 }
+// https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=173416
+// start with a bracket
+public void test139_classpath() {
+    String cp = "[a].jar";
+    runClasspathTest(
+        cp, 
+        new String [] {
+            cp, null, null,
+        },
+        null);
+}
+// https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=173416
+// start with a bracket
+public void test140_classpath() {
+    String cp = "[a].jar";
+    runClasspathTest(
+        cp + "[~**/internal/*][-d dir]", 
+        new String [] {
+            cp, "{pattern=**/internal/* (DISCOURAGED)}", "dir",
+        },
+        null);
+}
 public static Class testClass() {
 	return BatchCompilerTest.class;
 }