src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Annotate.java

@@ -297,11 +297,20 @@
             t.type = result;
         }
         if (typeAnnotation) {
             if (a.attribute == null || !(a.attribute instanceof Attribute.TypeCompound)) {
                 // Create a new TypeCompound
-                Attribute.TypeCompound tc = new Attribute.TypeCompound(a.type, buf.toList(), new TypeAnnotationPosition());
+
+                // Eventually, we will get rid of this use of unknown,
+                // because we'll get a position from MemberEnter (task
+                // 8027262).
+                Attribute.TypeCompound tc =
+                    new Attribute.TypeCompound(a.type, buf.toList(), 
+                // Eventually, we will get rid of this use of unknown,
+                // because we'll get a position from MemberEnter (task
+                // 8027262).
+                                               TypeAnnotationPosition.unknown);
                 a.attribute = tc;
                 return tc;
             } else {
                 // Use an existing TypeCompound
                 return a.attribute;