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java.lang.verifyError;Illegal target of jump or branch

Rajesh Boopalan
Greenhorn

Joined: Oct 25, 2002
Posts: 1
Hi all
I am getting java.lang.VerifyError and Illegal target of jump or branch,I think there is no problem with the code,we are using jboss3.0.0 as the application server and tomcat4.0 is the JSP Engine.Anybody come accross this type of error!
javax.servlet.ServletException: (class: org/apache/jsp/Bom$jsp, method: _jspService signature: (Ljavax/servlet/http/HttpServletRequest;Ljavax/servlet/http/HttpServletResponse V) Illegal target of jump or branch
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(Unknown Source)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.CertificatesValve.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpProcessor.process(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpProcessor.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:536)
Root Cause:
java.lang.VerifyError: (class: org/apache/jsp/Bom$jsp, method: _jspService signature: (Ljavax/servlet/http/HttpServletRequest;Ljavax/servlet/http/HttpServletResponse V) Illegal target of jump or branch
at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredConstructors0(Native Method)
at java.lang.Class.privateGetDeclaredConstructors(Class.java:1576)
at java.lang.Class.getConstructor0(Class.java:1748)
at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Class.java:266)
at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:249)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet$JspServletWrapper.load(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet$JspServletWrapper.loadIfNecessary(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet$JspServletWrapper.service(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(Unknown Source)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.CertificatesValve.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invokeNext(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpProcessor.process(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpProcessor.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:536)
Thanks in advance
Rajesh.B
William Brogden
Author and all-around good cowpoke
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Joined: Mar 22, 2000
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It sounds like the compilation of your JSP created illegal code for some reason. Have you suceeded in running JSP with this combination before? Is this perhaps a VERY LARGE jsp? Maybe there is a method too large to create a valid jump.
Bill
[ October 26, 2002: Message edited by: William Brogden ]

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