--- a/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/jvm/Code.java	Wed May 28 21:47:30 2014 +0100
+++ b/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/jvm/Code.java	Thu May 29 15:28:01 2014 +0100
@@ -1925,6 +1925,13 @@
             return aliveRanges.isEmpty() ? null : aliveRanges.get(aliveRanges.size() - 1);
         }
 
+        void removeLastRange() {
+            Range lastRange = lastRange();
+            if (lastRange != null) {
+                aliveRanges.remove(lastRange);
+            }
+        }
+
         @Override
         public String toString() {
             if (aliveRanges == null) {
@@ -1955,9 +1962,7 @@
                     }
                 }
             } else {
-                if (!aliveRanges.isEmpty()) {
-                    aliveRanges.remove(aliveRanges.size() - 1);
-                }
+                removeLastRange();
             }
         }
 
@@ -1965,16 +1970,14 @@
             if (aliveRanges.isEmpty()) {
                 return false;
             }
-            Range range = lastRange();
-            return range.length == Character.MAX_VALUE;
+            return lastRange().length == Character.MAX_VALUE;
         }
 
         public boolean isLastRangeInitialized() {
             if (aliveRanges.isEmpty()) {
                 return false;
             }
-            Range range = lastRange();
-            return range.start_pc != Character.MAX_VALUE;
+            return lastRange().start_pc != Character.MAX_VALUE;
         }
 
         public Range getWidestRange() {
@@ -2095,7 +2098,7 @@
                 v.closeRange(length);
                 putVar(v);
             } else {
-                v.lastRange().start_pc = Character.MAX_VALUE;
+                v.removeLastRange();
             }
         }
     }

--- a/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/jvm/Gen.java	Wed May 28 21:47:30 2014 +0100
+++ b/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/jvm/Gen.java	Thu May 29 15:28:01 2014 +0100
@@ -1800,8 +1800,7 @@
             genStat(tree.thenpart, env, CRT_STATEMENT | CRT_FLOW_TARGET);
             thenExit = code.branch(goto_);
             if (varDebugInfo && lvtRanges.containsKey(code.meth, tree.thenpart)) {
-                code.closeAliveRanges(tree.thenpart,
-                        thenExit != null && tree.elsepart == null ? thenExit.pc : code.cp);
+                code.closeAliveRanges(tree.thenpart, code.cp);
             }
         }
         if (elseChain != null) {

--- a/langtools/test/tools/javac/flow/LVTHarness.java	Wed May 28 21:47:30 2014 +0100
+++ b/langtools/test/tools/javac/flow/LVTHarness.java	Thu May 29 15:28:01 2014 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, 2014, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 
 /*
  * @test
- * @bug 7047734 8027660
- * @summary The LVT is not generated correctly during some try/catch scenarios;
+ * @bug 7047734 8027660 8037937
+ * @summary The LVT is not generated correctly during some try/catch scenarios
  *          javac crash while creating LVT entry for a local variable defined in
  *          an inner block
  * @library /tools/javac/lib
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
         for (Map.Entry<ElementKey, AliveRanges> entry : aliveRangeMap.entrySet()) {
             if (!seenAliveRanges.contains(entry.getKey())) {
                 error("Redundant @AliveRanges annotation on method " +
-                        entry.getKey().elem);
+                        entry.getKey().elem + " with key " + entry.getKey());
             }
         }
     }
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
         for (Method method : classFile.methods) {
             for (ElementKey elementKey: aliveRangeMap.keySet()) {
                 String methodDesc = method.getName(constantPool) +
-                        method.descriptor.getParameterTypes(constantPool);
+                        method.descriptor.getParameterTypes(constantPool).replace(" ", "");
                 if (methodDesc.equals(elementKey.elem.toString())) {
                     checkMethod(constantPool, method, aliveRangeMap.get(elementKey));
                     seenAliveRanges.add(elementKey);

--- a/langtools/test/tools/javac/flow/tests/TestCaseIfElse.java	Wed May 28 21:47:30 2014 +0100
+++ b/langtools/test/tools/javac/flow/tests/TestCaseIfElse.java	Thu May 29 15:28:01 2014 +0100
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
     @AliveRange(varName="o", bytecodeStart=10, bytecodeLength=8)
     @AliveRange(varName="o", bytecodeStart=21, bytecodeLength=9)
-    void m2(String[] args) {
+    void m2() {
         Object o;
         int i = 5;
         if (i != 5) {
@@ -45,4 +45,19 @@
         }
         o = "finish";
     }
+
+    @AliveRange(varName="o", bytecodeStart=11, bytecodeLength=3)
+    @AliveRange(varName="o", bytecodeStart=17, bytecodeLength=2)
+    Object m3(boolean cond1, boolean cond2) {
+        Object o;
+        if (cond1) {
+            if (cond2) {
+                o = "then";
+            } else {
+                o = "else";
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
 }