# “java.lang.VerifyError” occured when starting elasticsearch 1.7.1

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-lang-verifyerror-occured-when-starting-elasticsearch-1-7-1/29106>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 11, 2015, 8:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-lang-verifyerror-occured-when-starting-elasticsearch-1-7-1/29106 "2015-09-11T08:46:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![shinyke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shinyke/32/587_2.png) [@shinyke](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shinyke)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2015, 8:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-lang-verifyerror-occured-when-starting-elasticsearch-1-7-1/29106/1 "2015-09-11T08:46:50Z")

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Hi,

The elasticsearch 1.7.1 release was compiled in my local environment (jdk version:1.7.71 ， win 64x). The source code was downloaded in github: [https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/tree/v1.7.1](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/tree/v1.7.1)

After build success， I run the elasticsearch releases in target folder. It show me the following information ：

```
E:\03_workspace\05_newEclipseWorkspace\elasticsearch\target\releases\elasticsear
ch-1.7.1\elasticsearch-1.7.1\bin>elasticsearch
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.VerifyError: Inconsistent stackmap frames a
t branch target 41
Exception Details:
  Location:
    org/elasticsearch/common/Strings.spaceify(ILjava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/Stri
ngBuilder;)V @41: iload
  Reason:
    Type top (current frame, locals[7]) is not assignable to 'java/lang/String'
(stack map, locals[7])
  Current Frame:
    bci: @28
    flags: { }
    locals: { integer, 'java/lang/String', 'java/lang/StringBuilder', 'java/lang
/Throwable', 'java/lang/Throwable', 'java/io/BufferedReader', integer }
    stack: { }
  Stackmap Frame:
    bci: @41
    flags: { }
    locals: { integer, 'java/lang/String', 'java/lang/StringBuilder', 'java/lang
/Throwable', 'java/lang/Throwable', 'java/io/BufferedReader', integer, 'java/lan
g/String' }
    stack: { }
  Bytecode:
    0x0000000: 014e 013a 04bb 0041 59bb 0043 592b b700
    0x0000010: 46b7 0049 3a05 a700 2503 3606 a700 0d2c
    0x0000020: 1020 b600 5157 8406 0115 061a a1ff f32c
    0x0000030: 1907 b600 5410 0ab6 0051 5719 05b6 0058
    0x0000040: 593a 07c7 ffd6 1905 c600 3219 05b6 005b
    0x0000050: a700 2a4e 1905 c600 0819 05b6 005b 2dbf
    0x0000060: 3a04 2dc7 0009 1904 4ea7 000f 2d19 04a5
    0x0000070: 0009 2d19 04b6 005f 2dbf b1
  Exception Handler Table:
    bci [22, 70] => handler: 83
    bci [5, 96] => handler: 96
  Stackmap Table:
    full_frame(@25,{Integer,Object[#31],Object[#75],Object[#77],Object[#77],Obje
ct[#65],Object[#31]},{})
    full_frame(@31,{Integer,Object[#31],Object[#75],Object[#77],Object[#77],Obje
ct[#65],Integer,Object[#31]},{})
    same_frame(@41)
    chop_frame(@59,2)
    same_locals_1_stack_item_frame(@83,Object[#77])
    chop_frame(@94,1)
    same_locals_1_stack_item_frame(@96,Object[#77])
    same_frame(@108)
    same_frame(@120)
    chop_frame(@122,2)

        at org.elasticsearch.common.settings.ImmutableSettings$Builder.replacePr
opertyPlaceholders(ImmutableSettings.java:1109)
        at org.elasticsearch.node.internal.InternalSettingsPreparer.prepareSetti
ngs(InternalSettingsPreparer.java:85)
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.initialSettings(Bootstrap.java:
144)
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:215)
        at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:32)

```

Is there something wrong？

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**Author:** ![jprante](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jprante/32/44941_2.png) [@jprante](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jprante)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2015, 8:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-lang-verifyerror-occured-when-starting-elasticsearch-1-7-1/29106/2 "2015-09-12T08:34:40Z")

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Try use `-XX:-UseSplitVerifier` JVM flag.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 11:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-lang-verifyerror-occured-when-starting-elasticsearch-1-7-1/29106/3 "2017-07-05T23:50:37Z")

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