--- a/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/main/JavaCompiler.java	Wed May 20 19:10:06 2009 -0700
+++ b/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/main/JavaCompiler.java	Thu May 21 10:56:36 2009 +0100
@@ -391,6 +391,8 @@
             (options.get("shouldStopPolicy") != null)
             ? CompileState.valueOf(options.get("shouldStopPolicy"))
             : null;
+        if (options.get("oldDiags") == null)
+            log.setDiagnosticFormatter(RichDiagnosticFormatter.instance(context));
     }
 
     /* Switches: