Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/tools/Geometry.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/tools/Geometry.java	(revision 8126)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/tools/Geometry.java	(revision 8127)
@@ -763,8 +763,8 @@
 
             if (n0 != null && n1 != null && n0.isValid() && n1.isValid()) {
-                BigDecimal x0 = new BigDecimal(n0.east());
-                BigDecimal y0 = new BigDecimal(n0.north());
-                BigDecimal x1 = new BigDecimal(n1.east());
-                BigDecimal y1 = new BigDecimal(n1.north());
+                BigDecimal x0 = BigDecimal.valueOf(n0.east());
+                BigDecimal y0 = BigDecimal.valueOf(n0.north());
+                BigDecimal x1 = BigDecimal.valueOf(n1.east());
+                BigDecimal y1 = BigDecimal.valueOf(n1.north());
 
                 BigDecimal k = x0.multiply(y1, MathContext.DECIMAL128).subtract(y0.multiply(x1, MathContext.DECIMAL128));