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How to configure annotations processing in IntelliJ IDEA 14 for current project work?

The structure of the project is:

  • Parent project
    • A project (Spring) have dependency of project B in pom.xml
    • B project (Spring MVC) have dependency of project A in pom.xml

After launching project B in Tomcat 7, I have an error:

Error:java: Annotation processing is not supported for module cycles. Please ensure that all modules from cycle [A,B] are excluded from annotation processing

How do I avoid this problem?

I use Java 8, Tomcat 7 and Intellij Idea 14.

Solution

  • To solve these kind of problems need to use Analyze Module dependencies in InteliJ-idea.

    File Menu > Analyze > Module Dependencies

    This shows the list of all projects which have cyclic dependencies and should be resolved first.

    This feature helps you to find the problem.

    EDIT – For the latest version, it is Analyze -> Analyze Module Dependencies..