error_counter=0;
error_occured=139
while [ ${error_counter} -le 50 -a ${error_occured} -eq 139 ]; do
    ${RUNTIME} -Xmx1024m -cp ${ECJ_JAR} org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.batch.Main ${1+"$@"}
    error_occured=$?
    if [ ${error_occured} -eq 139 ]; then
        echo "ecj crashed - silently trying again"
        error_counter=$(( $error_counter + 1 ))
    fi
done

exit ${error_occured}