diff -r d57378c34fdb -r 09eb1acc9610 src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Flow.java
--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Flow.java	Tue Jan 13 13:28:20 2009 +0000
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Flow.java	Tue Jan 13 13:28:42 2009 +0000
@@ -1136,11 +1136,32 @@
         scanExpr(tree.encl);
         scanExprs(tree.args);
        // scan(tree.def);
-        for (List<Type> l = tree.constructor.type.getThrownTypes();
+        for (List<Type> l = tree.constructorType.getThrownTypes();
              l.nonEmpty();
-             l = l.tail)
+             l = l.tail) {
             markThrown(tree, l.head);
-        scan(tree.def);
+        }
+        List<Type> caughtPrev = caught;
+        try {
+            // If the new class expression defines an anonymous class,
+            // analysis of the anonymous constructor may encounter thrown
+            // types which are unsubstituted type variables.
+            // However, since the constructor's actual thrown types have
+            // already been marked as thrown, it is safe to simply include
+            // each of the constructor's formal thrown types in the set of
+            // 'caught/declared to be thrown' types, for the duration of
+            // the class def analysis.
+            if (tree.def != null)
+                for (List<Type> l = tree.constructor.type.getThrownTypes();
+                     l.nonEmpty();
+                     l = l.tail) {
+                    caught = chk.incl(l.head, caught);
+                }
+            scan(tree.def);
+        }
+        finally {
+            caught = caughtPrev;
+        }
     }
 
     public void visitNewArray(JCNewArray tree) {