diff --git a/libjava/testsuite/ChangeLog b/libjava/testsuite/ChangeLog
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--- a/libjava/testsuite/ChangeLog
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@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2000-03-07  Bryce McKinlay  <bryce@albatross.co.nz>
+
+	Test for PR gcj/163:
+	* libjava.lang/PR163.java: New file.
+	* libjava.lang/PR163.xfail: New file.
+
 2000-03-07  Tom Tromey  <tromey@cygnus.com>
 
 	* lib/libjava.exp (test_libjava_from_javac): Removed hack for
diff --git a/libjava/testsuite/libjava.compile/PR163.java b/libjava/testsuite/libjava.compile/PR163.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..283c8ac1c9cf0cbf8c1a0ba2854787a933c0a0e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libjava/testsuite/libjava.compile/PR163.java
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// Test case for the PR gcj/163
+
+// Uninitalized final variables should not be permitted.
+
+class PR163
+{
+  final int foo;
+}
diff --git a/libjava/testsuite/libjava.compile/PR163.xfail b/libjava/testsuite/libjava.compile/PR163.xfail
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e3b083b1fa5c94cc84c33928fde67ff8a4588c2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libjava/testsuite/libjava.compile/PR163.xfail
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+shouldfail