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Subject: Re: "Small" Program Challenge.
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 20:28:50 -0400
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On 21/06/2012 6:30 PM, Lew wrote:
> javax.swing.JSnarker wrote:
>> Andreas Leitgeb wrote:
>>> compile both (with Java 6), run B:
>>> B static init
>>> B static main
>>> A static init
>>> A static foo
>>> Then comment out the method "foo()" from A,
>>> recompile only A, run B:
>>> B static init
>>> B static main
>>> Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: A.foo()V
>>>           at B.main(B.java:4)
>>> Note: no initialization of A, even with Java 6.
>>
>> So, even Java 6 has a version of the bug. Interesting. I don't see how
>> the remark about "declared by T" is relevant here, since foo clearly is
>> declared by A in your example that reproduces the bug.
>
> Of what bug do you speak?
>
> Since no static method of 'A' was called in the second run,

There was a call to A.foo(). That the call did not *succeed* doesn't 
mean that it didn't *exist*. If the call didn't exist, what threw the 
exception, and why?

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