--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/Long.java	Mon Mar 10 14:32:51 2008 -0700
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/Long.java	Mon Mar 10 15:07:09 2008 -0700
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@
 
         try {
             result = Long.valueOf(nm.substring(index), radix);
-            result = negative ? new Long((long)-result.longValue()) : result;
+            result = negative ? new Long(-result.longValue()) : result;
         } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
             // If number is Long.MIN_VALUE, we'll end up here. The next line
             // handles this case, and causes any genuine format error to be