[Soot-list] No Method Source Set for Method <{method signature here}>

[Jason Ott]

I have a thread that identifies a class to bring into the Soot Scene.  I do
so through the following method:

protected synchronized SootClass bringClassToScene(String className) {
    SootClass sootClass;
    sootClass = Scene.v().forceResolve(className, SootClass.BODIES);
    sootClass.setApplicationClass();
    return sootClass;
}

Which is invoked by means of: SootClass sootClass = bringClassToScene(
className);

className is simply a string in the format: "path.to.package.ClassName".

I then try to get the active bodies of a method in the class by means of:
for(SootMethod m : sootClass.getMethods()) {
Body body = m.retrieveActiveBody();
// do other work here
}

At which point I get the following error:

java.lang.RuntimeException: No method source set for method
<com.android.server.power.PowerManagerService$BinderService:
void <init>(com.android.server.power.PowerManagerService)>
Error retrieving active body of:
<com.android.server.power.PowerManagerService$BinderService: void
<init>(com.android.server.power.PowerManagerService)>

I am using Soot with the following arguments:

-cp /path/to/classes/:/path/to/other/classes/:. -f J -w -allow-phantom-refs


I do not understand why Soot cannot fetch the active body of a given
method.  This doesn't happen with every method, but I have not been able to
discern any pattern.

Thanks,
Jason
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