384401

org.aspectj.ajdt.core/src/org/aspectj/ajdt/internal/compiler/ast/ValidateAtAspectJAnnotationsVisitor.java

 		try {
 			// +1 to give first char of pointcut string
 			ISourceContext context = new EclipseSourceContext(unit.compilationResult, pcLocation[0] + 1);
+			if (pointcutExpression == null) {
+				methodDeclaration.scope.problemReporter().signalError(methodDeclaration.sourceStart,
+						methodDeclaration.sourceEnd, "the advice annotation must specify a pointcut value");
+				return;
+			}
 			PatternParser pp = new PatternParser(pointcutExpression, context);
 			Pointcut pc = pp.parsePointcut();
 			pp.checkEof();

tests/bugs171/pr384401/X.java

+import org.aspectj.lang.JoinPoint;
+import org.aspectj.lang.annotation.AfterThrowing;
+import org.aspectj.lang.annotation.Aspect;
+
+@Aspect
+public class X {
+//	@AfterThrowing(pointcut="execution(* *(..))",throwing = "e")
+	@AfterThrowing(throwing = "e")
+    public void bizLoggerWithException(JoinPoint thisJoinPoint,Throwable e) {
+  //  .....// do some stuff
+    }
+
+}
+
+class BizLoggable {}

tests/src/org/aspectj/systemtest/ajc171/Ajc171Tests.java

  */ 
 public class Ajc171Tests extends org.aspectj.testing.XMLBasedAjcTestCase {
 	
+	public void testNpe_pr384401() {
+		runTest("npe");
+	}
+	
 	public void testUnresolvableEnum_pr387568() {
 		runTest("unresolvable enum");
 	}

tests/src/org/aspectj/systemtest/ajc171/ajc171.xml

 
 <suite>
 
+	<ajc-test dir="bugs171/pr384401" title="npe">
+      <compile files="X.java" options="-1.5">
+      	<message kind="error" line="9" text="the advice annotation must specify a pointcut value"/>
+      </compile>
+    </ajc-test>
+
 	<ajc-test dir="bugs171/pr387444" title="soft 17">
       <compile files="Code.java" options="-1.7"/>
     </ajc-test>