src/java.xml/share/classes/com/sun/org/apache/bcel/internal/classfile/JavaClass.java

@@ -459,11 +459,11 @@
     catch (SecurityException e) {
         // falls through
     }
 
     if(debug != null)
-      JavaClass.debug = new Boolean(debug).booleanValue();
+      JavaClass.debug = Boolean.parseBoolean(debug);
 
     if(sep != null)
       try {
         JavaClass.sep = sep.charAt(0);
       } catch(StringIndexOutOfBoundsException e) {} // Never reached