[MPLUGIN-260] Plugin that uses annotations in Java 8 source can't generate descriptor

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.2
• Fix Version/s: 3.3
• Component/s: maven-plugin-tools-annotations, Plugin Plugin
• Assignee: Olivier Lamy
• Reporter: James Phillpotts
• Created: 28/Feb/14 04:56
• Updated: 03/May/14 11:57
• Resolved: 23/Apr/14 01:13

Description

When creating a plugin using Java 8 source (see https://github.com/mrpotes/java8-currying), the descriptor is not generated as asm v3.3 cannot read Java 8 class files.

This is fixed by updating to asm 5.0_BETA.

Patch attached.