diff --git a/libjava/testsuite/ChangeLog b/libjava/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 07a20e140cd..4622462fec3 100644
--- a/libjava/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/libjava/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2000-02-12  Anthony Green  <green@cygnus.com>
+
+	* libjava.compile/assignment.java: New file.
+
 2000-02-12  Anthony Green  <green@cygnus.com>
 
 	* libjava.compile/inner_data.java: New file.
diff --git a/libjava/testsuite/libjava.compile/assignment.java b/libjava/testsuite/libjava.compile/assignment.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ec05f73a503
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libjava/testsuite/libjava.compile/assignment.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// A definite assignment test.
+
+public class assignment
+{
+  public static Byte foo ()
+    {
+      Byte b;
+	
+      while (true) {
+	try {
+	  b = Byte.decode ("42");
+	  break;
+	} catch (NumberFormatException ignored) {}
+      }
+
+      return b;
+    }
+}
+