[eclipse-pmc] backport https://git.eclipse.org/r/#/c/112386/ to 4.7.2

[Igor Fedorenko <igor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

There is a major regression in Eclipse batch compiler in the current
4.7.x branch compared to 4.7.1, which essentially breaks all users who
run on java8 and do annotation processing (more info in [1]). I'd like
to ask to backport https://git.eclipse.org/r/#/c/112386/ and can propose
a change in gerrit if there is agreement to do the backport. Thank you
in advance.


[1] https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=526545#c8

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Regards,
Igor

PS: sorry for cross-posting, was not sure which list is more appropriate
for this kind of requests