diff --git a/aspectj/src/plugin-test/maven.xml b/aspectj/src/plugin-test/maven.xml
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+<!-- 
+/*
+ * Copyright 2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
+ * 
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+ -->
+<project xmlns:util="jelly:util" xmlns:j="jelly:core">
+         
+  <goal name="testPlugin" prereqs="clean,test-aspectj-weave">
+  </goal>
+  
+  <goal name="test-aspectj-weave" prereqs="java:compile,aspectj:compile,test:test">
+  </goal>
+
+</project>
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diff --git a/aspectj/src/plugin-test/project.properties b/aspectj/src/plugin-test/project.properties
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+++ b/aspectj/src/plugin-test/project.properties
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+# -------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
+# 
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+# 
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#  
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/aspectj/src/plugin-test/project.xml b/aspectj/src/plugin-test/project.xml
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+++ b/aspectj/src/plugin-test/project.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<!-- 
+/*
+ * Copyright 2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
+ * 
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+ -->
+
+<project>
+  <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
+  <id>test-maven-aspectj-plugin</id>
+  <name>Test project for Maven AspectJ Plugin</name>
+  <groupId>maven</groupId>
+  <currentVersion>1.0-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
+  <organization>
+    <name>Apache Software Foundation</name>
+    <url>http://www.apache.org/</url>
+    <logo>http://maven.apache.org/images/jakarta-logo-blue.gif</logo>
+  </organization>
+  <inceptionYear>2001</inceptionYear>
+  <package>org.apache.maven</package>
+  <logo>http://maven.apache.org/images/maven.jpg</logo>
+  <description>Test for Maven AspectJ plugin</description>
+  <shortDescription>Test for Maven AspectJ plugin</shortDescription>
+  <url>http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/aspectj/</url>
+  <siteDirectory>/www/maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/aspectj/</siteDirectory>
+  <repository>
+    <connection>scm:cvs:pserver:anoncvs@cvs.apache.org:/home/cvspublic:maven/src/plugins-build/aspectj/</connection>
+    <url>http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs/maven/src/plugins-build/aspectj/</url>
+  </repository>
+  <developers>
+    <developer>
+      <name>Vincent Massol</name>
+      <id>vmassol</id>
+      <email>vmassol@pivolis.com</email>
+      <organization>Pivolis</organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Java Developer</role>
+      </roles>
+    </developer>
+  </developers>
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>aspectj</groupId>
+      <artifactId>aspectjrt</artifactId>
+      <version>1.2rc1</version>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+  <build>
+    <sourceDirectory>src/main</sourceDirectory>
+    <unitTestSourceDirectory>src/test</unitTestSourceDirectory>
+    <aspectSourceDirectory>src/aspect</aspectSourceDirectory>
+  </build>
+</project>
diff --git a/aspectj/src/plugin-test/src/aspect/org/apache/maven/aspectj/Sample.aj b/aspectj/src/plugin-test/src/aspect/org/apache/maven/aspectj/Sample.aj
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+package org.apache.maven.aspectj;
+
+/* ====================================================================
+ *   Copyright 2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
+ *
+ *   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *   limitations under the License.
+ * ====================================================================
+ */
+
+public aspect Sample
+{
+    pointcut testPointcut() : 
+    	execution(public * org.apache.maven.aspectj.Dummy.someMethod());
+
+	before() : testPointcut()
+	{
+		throw new RuntimeException("test exception voluntarily raised and that should caught in the test case");
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/aspectj/src/plugin-test/src/main/org/apache/maven/aspectj/Dummy.java b/aspectj/src/plugin-test/src/main/org/apache/maven/aspectj/Dummy.java
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+++ b/aspectj/src/plugin-test/src/main/org/apache/maven/aspectj/Dummy.java
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+package org.apache.maven.aspectj;
+
+/* ====================================================================
+ *   Copyright 2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
+ *
+ *   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *   limitations under the License.
+ * ====================================================================
+ */
+
+public class Dummy
+{
+    public void someMethod()
+    {
+    }
+} 
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diff --git a/aspectj/src/plugin-test/src/test/org/apache/maven/aspectj/AspectTest.java b/aspectj/src/plugin-test/src/test/org/apache/maven/aspectj/AspectTest.java
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index 00000000..999544fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aspectj/src/plugin-test/src/test/org/apache/maven/aspectj/AspectTest.java
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+package org.apache.maven.aspectj;
+
+/* ====================================================================
+ *   Copyright 2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
+ *
+ *   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *   limitations under the License.
+ * ====================================================================
+ */
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+
+public class AspectTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public void testAspectIsCorrectlyWeaved()
+    {
+        Dummy dummy = new Dummy();
+        try
+        {
+            dummy.someMethod();
+            fail("The Aspect should have thrown an exception");
+        } catch (Exception expected)
+        {
+            assertEquals("test exception voluntarily raised and that should "
+                + "caught in the test case", expected.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+} 
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