Added type test to make List.apply(xs: A*) comp...

Added type test to make List.apply(xs: A*) compatible with both scalac
and nsc.

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/sources/scala/List.scala b/sources/scala/List.scala
index 7bd2c5f45e..f7a33dbd9f 100644
--- a/sources/scala/List.scala
+++ b/sources/scala/List.scala
@@ -24,7 +24,12 @@ object List {
    *  @param xs the elements to put in the list
    *  @return the list containing elements xs.
    */
-  def apply[A](xs: A*): List[A] = xs.asInstanceOf$erased[List[A]];
+  def apply[A](xs: A*): List[A] =
+    // TODO: remove the type test once nsc becomes standard
+    if (xs.isInstanceOf$erased[List[A]])
+      xs.asInstanceOf$erased[List[A]];
+    else
+      fromArray(xs.asInstanceOf$erased[Array[A]]);
 
   /** Create a sorted list of all integers in a range.
    *