Upgrade Error Prone to 2.46.0 with Java 8 target compatibility#4605
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Upgrade Error Prone to 2.46.0 with Java 8 target compatibility#4605
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[WIP] Fix the failing checks in pull request 4586
Disable AddNullMarkedToClass check for Java 8 compatibility
Jan 28, 2026
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Disable AddNullMarkedToClass check for Java 8 compatibility
Disable AddNullMarkedToClass check for Java 8 target compatibility
Feb 4, 2026
Co-authored-by: xiang17 <9310587+xiang17@users.noreply.github.com>
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Disable AddNullMarkedToClass check for Java 8 target compatibility
Upgrade Error Prone to 2.46.0 with Java 8 target compatibility
Feb 5, 2026
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Error Prone 2.46.0 introduces
AddNullMarkedToClasscheck which requires JSpecify's@NullMarkedannotation. This annotation referencesElementType.MODULE(Java 9+) causing compilation failures when targeting Java 8 with--release 8.Changes
AddNullMarkedToClassin Error Prone configurationerrorProneVersionfrom 2.44.0 to 2.46.0Follows existing pattern -
AddNullMarkedToPackageInfoalready disabled for same reason.Original prompt
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