error upgrading aspectj-maven-plugin v1.8

Question

Upgrading the maven plugin from 1.7 to 1.8 results in the following error message:

[ERROR] \'dependencies.dependency.systemPath\' for com.sun:tools:jar must specify

Answer 1

I found a problem in AspectJ Maven plugin and fixed it. My pull request was finally merged and is contained in the new plugin version 1.9. Just upgrade your POM and enjoy.

P.S.: The real problem is in Eclipse, but it was easier to put a workaround into the Maven plugin than to get it fixed upstream.