In that case do we need to make sure that the spec (the next version of it) says the same by getting the errata[1] corrected?
[1] http://www.osoa.org/display/Main/Errata+for+Java+Annotations+and+APIs+V1.00 ++Vamsi On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 11:11 PM, Jean-Sebastien Delfino < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Simon Nash wrote: > > TUSCANY-2140 raises a more general question about whether we should > > report errors for all SCA annotations that are used in illegal > positions. > > I suspect it would be impractical to do this in every possible case. > > For error cases that we consider "common" or "harmful", adding a > > diagnostic is worthwhile. TUSCANY-2140 would fall into this category. > > > > I'd be interested in other views about this. > > > > Simon > > > > +1 to report a misplaced annotation as a warning. > > Throwing an exception that'll prevent my application to run just because > a harmless annotation was present (and not considered) somewhere in part > of my code seems too aggressive to me. > -- > Jean-Sebastien > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
