Comment 1 Olivier Thomann 2003-01-06 16:09:59 EST

Could you please specify which build you are using?

Using 2.1 latest code, I got:
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1. ERROR in D:\temp\B.java (at line 3)
	_instance = new A();
	^^^^^^^^^
Cannot make a static reference to the non-static field _instance
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1 problem (1 error)

I had to add a closing '}' in B. My test case is:
1) save this code in A.java:
public class A {
   protected A _instance = new A();

   protected A() {}
}
2) save this code in B.java:
public class B extends A {
   public static void resetInstance() {
      _instance = new A();
	}
}
3) Compile both using the batch compiler or a self-hosting workspace.

If I remove the static modifier in B, then it compiles fine.

Could you please provide the exact steps to reproduce?

Thanks for the report.

Comment 2 Marco Qualizza 2003-01-06 16:26:02 EST

I'm sorry for the bugs in the example and lost details -- I was doing it from
memory.  I've reverified, and here are the class definitions.  The important
part is that B is not in the same package as A.  This was done with M4.  The
error I get is "The constructor A() is not visible."

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package main;

public class A {
   protected static A _instance = new A();

   protected A() {}
}

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package main.test;

import main.A;

public class B extends A {
   public static void resetInstance() {
      _instance = new A();
   }
}

Comment 3 Marco Qualizza 2003-01-06 16:49:46 EST

And, after thinking about it, I redid the test using SDK 1.4.1_01 and SDK
1.3.1_06 (I think that I forgot the packages when I tested the first time) and
it fails there too.  My apologies.

Comment 4 Olivier Thomann 2003-01-07 13:24:34 EST

Ok to close?

Comment 5 Marco Qualizza 2003-01-07 13:27:01 EST

Yes, my bad.

Comment 6 Olivier Thomann 2003-01-07 16:49:05 EST

Close as INVALID.