java version "1.4.0-beta2"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0-beta2-b77)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.0-beta2-b77, mixed mode)


Run the following command on the source provided:

% javadoc -source 1.4 Test.java

Here's Test.java:

/**
 *  test class.
 **/
public class Test {
    /**
     *  test method.
     **/
    public static void main(String[] args) {
	assert args.length == 0;
    }
}

Here's the result:

Loading source file Test.java...
Test.java:9: ';' expected
	assert args.length == 0;
		   ^
1 error
1 warning

Note that the following command works as expected.

% javac -source 1.4 Test.java
(Review ID: 131163) 
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