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Eric Milles commented on GROOVY-8940:
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Retention has target type {{ANNOTATION_TYPE}}. Should {{@PackageScope}} have
this as well, instead of the patch applied for GROOVY-7151, which alters the
meaning of {{ElementType.TYPE}}?
{code:java}
@Target(ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE)
public @interface Retention {
{code}
> Cannot create package-private annotation type
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>
> Key: GROOVY-8940
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GROOVY-8940
> Project: Groovy
> Issue Type: Bug
> Components: Compiler
> Affects Versions: 2.4.16
> Reporter: Eric Milles
> Priority: Minor
>
> Java allows this:
> {code:java}
> package foobar;
> @interface Java {
> }
> {code}
> Groovy 2.4 fails for the equivalent:
> {code:groovy}
> package foobar
> import groovy.transform.PackageScope
> @PackageScope @interface Groovy {
> }
> {code}
> {code}
> Annotation @groovy.transform.PackageScope is not allowed on element ANNOTATION
> @ line 3, column 1.
> @PackageScope @interface Groovy {
> ^
> {code}
> NOTE: This works in Groovy 2.5, but it is not clear from the changelogs which
> change is responsible. Could the change that fixed be identified so I can
> try my hand at a minimal patch for 2.4?
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