Compiler gets internal error on * in some contexts

This line (from existing Flex project):

var resp : XMLList = XMLList( evt.result.*::response );

causes this compiler error:

didn't find CompilationUnit for *
Could not find file for class: *
Error: File not found: *

Internal error: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to find JavaScript filePath for class: * org.apache.royale.compiler.internal.graph.GoogDepsWriter.addDeps(GoogDepsWriter.java:779)org.apache.royale.compiler.internal.graph.GoogDepsWriter.addDeps(GoogDepsWriter.java:808)org.apache.royale.compiler.internal.graph.GoogDepsWriter.addDeps(GoogDepsWriter.java:808)org.apache.royale.compiler.internal.graph.GoogDepsWriter.addDeps(GoogDepsWriter.java:808)org.apache.royale.compiler.internal.graph.GoogDepsWriter.buildDB(GoogDepsWriter.java:468)org.apache.royale.compiler.internal.graph.GoogDepsWriter.getListOfFiles(GoogDepsWriter.java:115)org.apache.royale.compiler.internal.codegen.mxml.royale.MXMLRoyalePublisher.publish(MXMLRoyalePublisher.java:471)org.apache.royale.compiler.clients.MXMLJSCRoyale.compile(MXMLJSCRoyale.java:442)org.apache.royale.compiler.clients.MXMLJSCRoyale._mainNoExit(MXMLJSCRoyale.java:259)org.apache.royale.compiler.clients.MXMLJSCRoyale.mainNoExit(MXMLJSCRoyale.java:216)org.apache.royale.compiler.clients.MXMLJSC._mainNoExit(MXMLJSC.java:363)org.apache.royale.compiler.clients.MXMLJSC.mainNoExit(MXMLJSC.java:298)org.apache.royale.compiler.clients.MXMLJSC.staticMainNoExit(MXMLJSC.java:256)org.apache.royale.compiler.clients.MXMLJSC.main(MXMLJSC.java:238)