javac in at least JDK 11 misinterprets the applicability of an annotation type T whose declaration has no @Target meta-annotation. For example, T should be applicable to module declarations, yet javac disallows @T in that context. (ecj allows it, correctly.)
SeeJDK-8231435 for a simple clarifying spec change in this area.
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JDK-8261088 Repeatable annotations without @Target cannot have containers that target module declarations
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JDK-8231435 9.6.4.1: Expand no-@Target to mean "applicable in all contexts"
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Review
openjdk/jdk/2303