--- a/dwtx/jface/text/source/AnnotationPainter.d	Tue Aug 26 02:46:34 2008 +0200
+++ b/dwtx/jface/text/source/AnnotationPainter.d	Wed Aug 27 01:57:58 2008 +0200
@@ -348,7 +348,16 @@
      * Tells whether this class is in debug mode.
      * @since 3.0
      */
-    private static bool DEBUG= "true".equalsIgnoreCase(Platform.getDebugOption("dwtx.jface.text/debug/AnnotationPainter"));  //$NON-NLS-1$//$NON-NLS-2$
+    private static bool DEBUG_;
+    private static bool DEBUG_init = false;
+    private static bool DEBUG(){
+        if( !DEBUG_init ){
+            DEBUG_init = true;
+            DEBUG_ = "true".equalsIgnoreCase(Platform.getDebugOption("dwtx.jface.text/debug/AnnotationPainter"));  //$NON-NLS-1$//$NON-NLS-2$
+        }
+        return DEBUG_;
+    }
+
     /**
      * The squiggly painter strategy.
      * @since 3.0