Findbugs reports this:
findbugs:
[findbugs] Executing findbugs from ant task
[findbugs] Running FindBugs...
[findbugs] The following classes needed for analysis were missing:
[findbugs] com.company.OptionalClass
[findbugs] Warnings generated: 11
[findbugs] Missing classes: 2
[findbugs] Calculating exit code...
[findbugs] Setting 'missing class' flag (2)
[findbugs] Setting 'bugs found' flag (1)
[findbugs] Exit code set to: 3
[findbugs] Java Result: 3
[findbugs] Classes needed for analysis were missing
[findbugs] Output saved to findbugs.xml
BUILD SUCCESSFUL
This OptionalClass is referenced from a third-party jar for which I do not have the source code, and for which I do not want a findbugs analysis. It refers to a class I do not have in my classpath, or anywhere else. This class is probably used in certain cases, when our third-party jar is configured in a certain way.
Is there a way to tell findbugs to ignore this class?
Note that it completes the analysis and produces a findbugs.xml report, so this is a minor issue.