diff -r a7b82e333c31 -r 74049fe3ba46 test/script/basic/JDK-8019553.js
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/script/basic/JDK-8019553.js	Tue Jul 02 18:00:15 2013 +0530
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. 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 Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * JDK-8019553:  NPE on illegal l-value for increment and decrement
+ *
+ * @test
+ * @run
+ */
+
+function check(str) {
+    try {
+        eval(str);
+        fail("SyntaxError expected for: " + str);
+    } catch (e) {
+        print(e.toString().replace(/\\/g, '/'));
+    }
+}
+
+check("++ +3");
+check("++ -7");
+check("-- +2");
+check("-- -8");