diff -r 02a18f209ab3 -r 75ab654b5cd5 src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/api/BasicJavacTask.java
--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/api/BasicJavacTask.java	Mon Dec 17 14:54:42 2012 +0000
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/api/BasicJavacTask.java	Mon Dec 17 07:47:05 2012 -0800
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@
     protected Context context;
     private TaskListener taskListener;
 
+    public static JavacTask instance(Context context) {
+        JavacTask instance = context.get(JavacTask.class);
+        if (instance == null)
+            instance = new BasicJavacTask(context, true);
+        return instance;
+    }
+
     public BasicJavacTask(Context c, boolean register) {
         context = c;
         if (register)