--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/globalDefinitions.hpp	Wed Aug 27 11:20:46 2008 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/globalDefinitions.hpp	Thu Sep 04 14:49:08 2008 -0700
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
   friend class VMStructs;
  private:
   char* i;
-#ifdef ASSERT
+#ifndef PRODUCT
  public:
   char* value() { return i; }
 #endif