ADDITIONAL SYSTEM INFORMATION :
JAVA HOME - jdk1.8.0_171
OS - OSX 10.13.6

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Exception occurred with java compiler while trying to use error_prone_core with maven-compiler-plugin.

REGRESSION : Last worked in version 8u172

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Go to start.spring.io. Generate a project with default settings (Spring Boot 2.0.4). Add following build plugin in pom file -
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.8.0</version>
<configuration>
<source>1.8</source>
<target>1.8</target>
<compilerArgs>
<arg>-XDcompilePolicy=simple</arg>
<arg>-Xplugin:ErrorProne</arg>
</compilerArgs>
<annotationProcessorPaths>
<path>
<groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
<artifactId>error_prone_core</artifactId>
<version>2.3.1</version>
</path>
</annotationProcessorPaths>
</configuration>
</plugin>

Run - mvn clean package

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
Successful compilation.
ACTUAL -
An exception has occurred in the compiler (1.8.0_171). Please file a bug against the Java compiler via the Java bug reporting page (http://bugreport.java.com) after checking the Bug Database (http://bugs.java.com) for duplicates. Include your program and the following diagnostic in your report. Thank you.
java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: com.sun.tools.javac.util.JavacMessages.add(Lcom/sun/tools/javac/util/JavacMessages$ResourceBundleHelper;)V
        at com.sun.tools.javac.main.Main.compile(Main.java:473)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.api.JavacTaskImpl.doCall(JavacTaskImpl.java:129)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.api.JavacTaskImpl.call(JavacTaskImpl.java:138)
        at org.codehaus.plexus.compiler.javac.JavaxToolsCompiler.compileInProcess(JavaxToolsCompiler.java:126)
        at org.codehaus.plexus.compiler.javac.JavacCompiler.performCompile(JavacCompiler.java:174)
        at org.apache.maven.plugin.compiler.AbstractCompilerMojo.execute(AbstractCompilerMojo.java:1129)
        at org.apache.maven.plugin.compiler.CompilerMojo.execute(CompilerMojo.java:188)
        at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.executeMojo(DefaultBuildPluginManager.java:137)
        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:208)
        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:154)
        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:146)
        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:117)
        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:81)
        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.builder.singlethreaded.SingleThreadedBuilder.build(SingleThreadedBuilder.java:56)
        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute(LifecycleStarter.java:128)
        at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:305)
        at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:192)
        at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute(DefaultMaven.java:105)
        at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute(MavenCli.java:954)
        at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain(MavenCli.java:288)
        at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main(MavenCli.java:192)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
        at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced(Launcher.java:289)
        at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:229)
        at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode(Launcher.java:415)
        at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:356)
Caused by: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: com.sun.tools.javac.util.JavacMessages.add(Lcom/sun/tools/javac/util/JavacMessages$ResourceBundleHelper;)V
        at com.google.errorprone.BaseErrorProneJavaCompiler.setupMessageBundle(BaseErrorProneJavaCompiler.java:203)
        at com.google.errorprone.ErrorProneJavacPlugin.init(ErrorProneJavacPlugin.java:40)
        at com.sun.tools.javac.main.Main.compile(Main.java:470)


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