--- old/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/parser/Scanner.java	2009-12-27 19:02:20.000000000 +0100
+++ new/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/parser/Scanner.java	2009-12-27 19:02:20.000000000 +0100
@@ -1008,8 +1008,9 @@
                     }
                     return;
                 case '#':
-                    scanChar();
-                    if (ch == '\"') {
+                    // lookahead one character
+                    if (buf[bp + 1] == '\"') {
+                        scanChar();
                         scanChar();
                         if (ch == '\"')
                             lexError(pos, "empty.bytecode.ident");
@@ -1024,7 +1025,8 @@
                             lexError(pos, "unclosed.bytecode.ident");
                         }
                     } else {
-                        lexError("illegal.char", String.valueOf((int)'#'));
+                        //lexError("illegal.char", String.valueOf((int)'#'));
+                        scanOperator();
                     }
                     return;
                 default: