diff -r fadc6d3e63f4 -r f2048d9c666e src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Flags.java
--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Flags.java	Tue Nov 02 12:01:35 2010 +0000
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Flags.java	Thu Nov 04 12:57:48 2010 +0000
@@ -247,6 +247,11 @@
      */
     public static final long OVERRIDE_BRIDGE = 1L<<41;
 
+    /**
+     * Flag that marks an 'effectively final' local variable
+     */
+    public static final long EFFECTIVELY_FINAL = 1L<<42;
+
     /** Modifier masks.
      */
     public static final int