diff -r 000000000000 -r 9a66ca7c79fa test/tools/javac/SuperNew.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2002 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
+ * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
+ * have any questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 4500836
+ * @summary javac fails to find enclosing instance early in constructor
+ * @author gafter
+ *
+ * @compile SuperNew.java
+ */
+
+
+public class SuperNew {
+    class Inner1 {
+    }
+    class Inner2 {
+        Inner2(Inner1 ignore) {}
+        Inner2() {
+            this(new Inner1()); //BAD
+        }
+        Inner2(String s) {
+            this(SuperNew.this.new Inner1()); //OK
+        }
+        Inner2(char junk) {
+            this(newInner1()); //OK
+        }
+        Inner2(byte junk) {
+            this(SuperNew.this.newInner1()); //OK
+        }
+    }
+    Inner1 newInner1() { return new Inner1(); }
+}