Index: jam/core/src/org/codehaus/jam/internal/reflect/ReflectClassBuilder.java
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--- jam/core/src/org/codehaus/jam/internal/reflect/ReflectClassBuilder.java     (revision 29)
+++ jam/core/src/org/codehaus/jam/internal/reflect/ReflectClassBuilder.java     (working copy)
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
     Field[] fields = null;
     try {
       fields = src.getFields();
-    } catch(Exception ignore) {
+    } catch(Throwable ignore) {
       //FIXME there seems to be some JDK bugs here, workaround for now 180996
     }
     if (fields != null) {