I just had a look at some of the source code of the Java package in the GNU gcc version 4.4.0 snapshot 20081114
gcc-4.4-20081114/libjava/classpath/javax/swing/table/DefaultTableColumnModel.java:401 Avoid unused local variables such as 'ls'. The source code is java.util.ArrayList ls = new java.util.ArrayList(); Suggest remove unused local variable ls. -- Summary: DefaultTableColumnModel.java: redundant call to new Product: gcc Version: 4.4.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: minor Priority: P3 Component: java AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: dcb314 at hotmail dot com GCC host triplet: suse-linux-x86_64 http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=38198