diff -r b2cd0ee8f778 -r db006a85bf91 src/share/vm/utilities/vmError.hpp
--- a/src/share/vm/utilities/vmError.hpp	Mon Jan 30 23:27:30 2012 -0500
+++ b/src/share/vm/utilities/vmError.hpp	Thu Feb 09 10:16:26 2012 -0500
@@ -27,11 +27,12 @@
 
 #include "utilities/globalDefinitions.hpp"
 
-
+class Decoder;
 class VM_ReportJavaOutOfMemory;
 
 class VMError : public StackObj {
   friend class VM_ReportJavaOutOfMemory;
+  friend class Decoder;
 
   enum ErrorType {
     internal_error = 0xe0000000,