diff -r 592f9722c72e -r a5de0cc2f91c src/cpu/sparc/vm/macroAssembler_sparc.cpp
--- a/src/cpu/sparc/vm/macroAssembler_sparc.cpp	Sat Mar 16 21:44:52 2013 -0700
+++ b/src/cpu/sparc/vm/macroAssembler_sparc.cpp	Mon Mar 18 13:19:06 2013 +0100
@@ -1385,13 +1385,13 @@
   }
 #endif
 
-  int len = strlen(file) + strlen(msg) + 1 + 4;
-  sprintf(buffer, "%d", line);
-  len += strlen(buffer);
-  sprintf(buffer, " at offset %d ", offset());
-  len += strlen(buffer);
-  char * real_msg = new char[len];
-  sprintf(real_msg, "%s%s(%s:%d)", msg, buffer, file, line);
+  const char* real_msg = NULL;
+  {
+    ResourceMark rm;
+    stringStream ss;
+    ss.print("%s at offset %d (%s:%d)", msg, offset(), file, line);
+    real_msg = code_string(ss.as_string());
+  }
 
   // Call indirectly to solve generation ordering problem
   AddressLiteral a(StubRoutines::verify_oop_subroutine_entry_address());
@@ -1423,13 +1423,13 @@
   // plausibility check for oops
   if (!VerifyOops) return;
 
-  char buffer[64];
-  sprintf(buffer, "%d", line);
-  int len = strlen(file) + strlen(msg) + 1 + 4 + strlen(buffer);
-  sprintf(buffer, " at SP+%d ", addr.disp());
-  len += strlen(buffer);
-  char * real_msg = new char[len];
-  sprintf(real_msg, "%s at SP+%d (%s:%d)", msg, addr.disp(), file, line);
+  const char* real_msg = NULL;
+  {
+    ResourceMark rm;
+    stringStream ss;
+    ss.print("%s at SP+%d (%s:%d)", msg, addr.disp(), file, line);
+    real_msg = code_string(ss.as_string());
+  }
 
   // Call indirectly to solve generation ordering problem
   AddressLiteral a(StubRoutines::verify_oop_subroutine_entry_address());
@@ -1622,9 +1622,13 @@
   // in order to run automated test scripts on the VM
   // Use the flag ShowMessageBoxOnError
 
-  char* b = new char[1024];
-  sprintf(b, "untested: %s", what);
-
+  const char* b = NULL;
+  {
+    ResourceMark rm;
+    stringStream ss;
+    ss.print("untested: %s", what);
+    b = code_string(ss.as_string());
+  }
   if (ShowMessageBoxOnError) { STOP(b); }
   else                       { warn(b); }
 }