--- a/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java	Mon Feb 22 21:37:13 2010 +0000
+++ b/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java	Tue Feb 23 18:43:02 2010 -0800
@@ -2636,6 +2636,7 @@
                 if (tree.bounds.tail.nonEmpty()) {
                     log.error(tree.bounds.tail.head.pos(),
                               "type.var.may.not.be.followed.by.other.bounds");
+                    log.unrecoverableError = true;
                     tree.bounds = List.of(tree.bounds.head);
                     a.bound = bs.head;
                 }