IBM Jikes Compiler for the Java Language

Running jike 1.18 I am strill getting the following error message:
The blank final variable "j" cannot be assigned within the body of a loop
that may execute more than once.

It compiles with javac.


Source:
public class Junk {
public static void main(String[] args) {
int i = 0 ;
while (i < 10) {
i++ ;
if (i == 4) {
final long j ;
j = i ;
i +=2 ;
continue ;
}
}
}
}

Output:
jikes -bootclasspath /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1/jre/lib/rt.jar Junk.java

Found 1 semantic error compiling "Junk.java":

8. j = i ;
^
*** Semantic Error: The blank final variable "j" cannot be assigned within
the body of a loop that may execute more than once.

Version info:
> jikes -version
Jikes Compiler - Version 1.18 - 21 November 2002
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- Licensed Materials - Program Property of IBM - All Rights Reserved.
Originally written by Philippe Charles and David Shields of IBM Research,
Jikes is now maintained and refined by the Jikes Project at:
<http://ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/jikes>
Please consult this URL for more information and for reporting problems.