This repository contains a small Java program, which reproduces a strange Java compiler error that occurs when using Error Prone 2.4.0

If an enum constant declares a method that has a Javadoc that references any class with a {@link }, the compiler errors out with enum types may not be instantiated. Removing the {@link } from Javadocs fixes the issue.

To reproduce, clone this repo and run mvn clean compile from the root repo directory.

$ mvn clean compile
  
[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.8.0:compile (default-compile) on project reproduction: Compilation failure
[ERROR] /home/error-prone-repro/src/main/java/repro/EnumThatReproduces.java:[5,14] enum types may not be instantiated

I was unable to reproduce this with Error Prone 2.3.4 or below.

I'm using Maven 3.6.3 and Java 13. The error can be reproduced using the Gradle plugin, using Java 11 and Java 8.

$ mvn -v 
  Apache Maven 3.6.3 (cecedd343002696d0abb50b32b541b8a6ba2883f)
  Maven home: /usr/local/Cellar/maven/3.6.3_1/libexec
  Java version: 13.0.2, vendor: N/A, runtime: /usr/local/Cellar/openjdk/13.0.2+8_2/libexec/openjdk.jdk/Contents/Home
  Default locale: en_UA, platform encoding: UTF-8
  OS name: "mac os x", version: "10.15.4", arch: "x86_64", family: "mac"