diff -r 825f23a4f262 -r e2722bd43f3a src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/jvm/Target.java
--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/jvm/Target.java	Thu Apr 16 11:23:02 2009 -0700
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/jvm/Target.java	Mon May 04 21:04:04 2009 -0700
@@ -253,6 +253,12 @@
         return compareTo(JDK1_5) >= 0;
     }
 
+    /** Does the VM support an invokedynamic instruction?
+     */
+    public boolean hasInvokedynamic() {
+        return compareTo(JDK1_7) >= 0;
+    }
+
     /** Although we may not have support for class literals, should we
      *  avoid initializing the class that the literal refers to?
      *  See 4468823