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[INFO] trouble processing "javax/xml/bind/annotation/XmlAccessorType.class":
[INFO]
[INFO] Ill-advised or mistaken usage of a core class (java.* or javax.*)
[INFO] when not building a core library.
[INFO]
[INFO] This is often due to inadvertently including a core library file
[INFO] in your application's project, when using an IDE (such as
[INFO] Eclipse). If you are sure you're not intentionally defining a
[INFO] core class, then this is the most likely explanation of what's
[INFO] going on.
[INFO]
[INFO] However, you might actually be trying to define a class in a core
[INFO] namespace, the source of which you may have taken, for example,
[INFO] from a non-Android virtual machine project. This will most
[INFO] assuredly not work. At a minimum, it jeopardizes the
[INFO] compatibility of your app with future versions of the platform.
[INFO] It is also often of questionable legality.
[INFO]
[INFO] If you really intend to build a core library -- which is only
[INFO] appropriate as part of creating a full virtual machine
[INFO] distribution, as opposed to compiling an application -- then use
[INFO] the "--core-library" option to suppress this error message.
[INFO]
[INFO] If you go ahead and use "--core-library" but are in fact
[INFO] building an application, then be forewarned that your application
[INFO] will still fail to build or run, at some point. Please be
[INFO] prepared for angry customers who find, for example, that your
[INFO] application ceases to function once they upgrade their operating
[INFO] system. You will be to blame for this problem.
[INFO]
[INFO] If you are legitimately using some code that happens to be in a
[INFO] core package, then the easiest safe alternative you have is to
[INFO] repackage that code. That is, move the classes in question into
[INFO] your own package namespace. This means that they will never be in
[INFO] conflict with core system classes. JarJar is a tool that may help
[INFO] you in this endeavor. If you find that you cannot do this, then
[INFO] that is an indication that the path you are on will ultimately
[INFO] lead to pain, suffering, grief, and lamentation.
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