Strange Annotation related compilation problem in xith-tk

I had a really strange compilation problem after updating my xith-tk from cvs:

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An exception has occurred in the compiler (1.5.0_08). Please file a bug at the Java Developer Connection
(http://java.sun.com/webapps/bugreport)  after checking the Bug Parade for duplicates.
Include your program and the following diagnostic in your report.  Thank you.
java.lang.AssertionError: {unused}
   at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeMaker$AnnotationBuilder.visitArray(TreeMaker.java:634)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.code.Attribute$Array.accept(Attribute.java:124)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeMaker$AnnotationBuilder.translate(TreeMaker.java:637)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeMaker$AnnotationBuilder.visitCompoundInternal(TreeMaker.java:628)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeMaker$AnnotationBuilder.translate(TreeMaker.java:641)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeMaker.Annotation(TreeMaker.java:649)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeMaker.Annotations(TreeMaker.java:570)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeMaker.VarDef(TreeMaker.java:554)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.visitArrayForeachLoop(Lower.java:2808)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.visitForeachLoop(Lower.java:2757)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.Tree$ForeachLoop.accept(Tree.java:597)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.translate(Lower.java:1881)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeTranslator.translate(TreeTranslator.java:54)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeTranslator.visitBlock(TreeTranslator.java:145)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.visitBlock(Lower.java:2927)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.Tree$Block.accept(Tree.java:535)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.translate(Lower.java:1881)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.visitIf(Lower.java:2382)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.Tree$If.accept(Tree.java:715)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.translate(Lower.java:1881)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeTranslator.translate(TreeTranslator.java:54)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeTranslator.visitBlock(TreeTranslator.java:145)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.visitBlock(Lower.java:2927)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.Tree$Block.accept(Tree.java:535)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.translate(Lower.java:1881)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeTranslator.visitMethodDef(TreeTranslator.java:129)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.visitMethodDefInternal(Lower.java:2267)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.visitMethodDef(Lower.java:2186)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.Tree$MethodDef.accept(Tree.java:478)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.translate(Lower.java:1881)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.visitClassDef(Lower.java:1989)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.Tree$ClassDef.accept(Tree.java:434)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.translate(Lower.java:1881)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.translate(Lower.java:1901)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.translateTopLevelClass(Lower.java:3064)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.main.JavaCompiler.compile(JavaCompiler.java:487)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.main.Main.compile(Main.java:592)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.main.Main.compile(Main.java:544)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.Main.compile(Main.java:67)
   at com.sun.tools.javac.Main.main(Main.java:52)

luckily I found this equivalent problem. It seems to be a known compiler bug fixed in mustang and was caused by an improper placed Annotation in DaeExporter line 1244:

1 2	for ( @SuppressWarnings("unused") final TransformNode viewNode : viewNodes )

it is stated in th the bug report, that @SuppressWarnings is not allowed inside a statement (the for-loop), but the compiler should not crash this way.

So THAT was a tough one Shocked

. It's really great if your compiler is so helpful Undecided

I hope this helps someone with the same problem...

Have you guys ever encountered this or are you using mustang?