[GROOVY-3911] intended behaviour change in 1.7rc1? can no longer set final variable in static initializer

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.7-rc-1
• Fix Version/s: 1.7-rc-2
• Component/s: Compiler
• Assignee: Roshan Dawrani
• Reporter: Andy Clement
• Created: 28/Nov/09 21:21
• Updated: 09/Dec/09 18:19
• Resolved: 09/Dec/09 18:19

Description

I'm just checking if this is intended .... as it seems a difference from 1.7beta2 and also a difference from pure java.

This compiles under javac:

class A {

  static final String foo;

  static {
    if (true) {
      foo = "roshan";
    } else {
      foo = "jochen";
    }
  }
}

and it compiles under 1.7beta2, but under 1.7rc1 I get:

org.codehaus.groovy.control.MultipleCompilationErrorsException: startup failed:
A.groovy: 7: cannnot access final field or property outside of constructor.
 @ line 7, column 7.
         foo = "roshan";
         ^

A.groovy: 9: cannnot access final field or property outside of constructor.
 @ line 9, column 7.
         foo = "jochen";
         ^

2 errors