[GROOVY-6334] java.lang.VerifyError when using field from parent as default value for a parameter in a child's contructor

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.1.6
• Fix Version/s: 2.2.2
• Component/s: bytecode
• Labels: VerifyError
• Environment: Groovy Version: 2.1.7 JVM: 1.7.0_25 Vendor: Oracle Corporation OS: Linux
• Assignee: Jochen Theodorou
• Reporter: Niko Fink
• Created: 08/Sep/13 12:17
• Updated: 15/Oct/15 18:19
• Resolved: 27/Nov/13 07:09

Description

When using a field of the parent as a default value for a parameter in the child's constructor, the following exception is thrown:

java.lang.VerifyError: (class: Child, method: <init> signature: ()V) Expecting to find object/array on stack
at bug.run(bug.groovy:1)