Index: aspectj-15/plugin.jelly
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/maven-plugins/aspectj/plugin.jelly,v
retrieving revision 1.23
diff -a -u -r1.23 plugin.jelly
--- aspectj-15/plugin.jelly	3 Oct 2004 19:30:14 -0000	1.23
+++ aspectj-15/plugin.jelly	16 Dec 2004 15:11:41 -0000
@@ -206,12 +206,22 @@
     description="Weave classes with AspectJ">
 
     <j:if test="${shouldWeave == 'true'}">
+      <j:choose>
+        <j:when test="${context.getVariable('maven.aspectj.dest') == null}">
+          <j:set var="maven.aspectj.dest" value="${maven.build.dest}"/>
+        </j:when>
+        <j:otherwise>
+          <attainGoal name="java:compile"/>
+          <ant:path id="build.dest" location="${maven.build.dest}"/>
+          <maven:addPath id="maven.dependency.classpath" refid="build.dest"/>
+        </j:otherwise>
+      </j:choose>
 
       <!-- Weave classes -->
       <aspectj:compile
         sourcePathRefid="maven.compile.src.set"
         classpathRefid="maven.dependency.classpath"
-        destDir="${maven.build.dest}"/>
+        destDir="${maven.aspectj.dest}"/>
 
     </j:if>
 
Index: aspectj-15/plugin.properties
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/maven-plugins/aspectj/plugin.properties,v
retrieving revision 1.8
diff -a -u -r1.8 plugin.properties
--- aspectj-15/plugin.properties	3 Oct 2004 19:30:14 -0000	1.8
+++ aspectj-15/plugin.properties	16 Dec 2004 15:11:41 -0000
@@ -69,4 +69,6 @@
 # Level of language usage messages. Possible values are error, warning and ignore
 maven.aspectj.lint=warning
 
+# The directory for compiled classes. By default maven.build.dest used.
+#maven.aspectj.dest=
 
Index: aspectj-15/src/plugin-test/project.properties
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/maven-plugins/aspectj/src/plugin-test/project.properties,v
retrieving revision 1.2
diff -a -u -r1.2 project.properties
--- aspectj-15/src/plugin-test/project.properties	13 May 2004 12:08:12 -0000	1.2
+++ aspectj-15/src/plugin-test/project.properties	16 Dec 2004 15:11:42 -0000
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------
-maven.junit.fork=true
\ No newline at end of file
+maven.junit.fork=true
+maven.aspectj.dest=target/test-classes
\ No newline at end of file
Index: aspectj-15/src/plugin-test/src/test/org/apache/maven/aspectj/AspectTest.java
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/maven-plugins/aspectj/src/plugin-test/src/test/org/apache/maven/aspectj/AspectTest.java,v
retrieving revision 1.3
diff -a -u -r1.3 AspectTest.java
--- aspectj-15/src/plugin-test/src/test/org/apache/maven/aspectj/AspectTest.java	3 Oct 2004 19:30:14 -0000	1.3
+++ aspectj-15/src/plugin-test/src/test/org/apache/maven/aspectj/AspectTest.java	16 Dec 2004 15:11:42 -0000
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
  */
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
+import java.util.Enumeration;
+import java.net.URL;
+
 public class AspectTest extends TestCase
 {
 
@@ -59,7 +62,22 @@
             assertEquals(EXCEPTION_MESSAGE, expected.getMessage());
         }
     }
-    
+
+    public void testTestDest() throws Exception
+    {
+         Enumeration enum = getClass().getClassLoader().getResources("org/apache/maven/aspectj/TestA.class");
+         String testFile = getClass().getClassLoader().getResource("org/apache/maven/aspectj/AspectTest.class").getFile();
+         int count = 0;
+        //check that aspect TestA placed only in the same folder that AspectTest 
+         while (enum.hasMoreElements()){
+             URL aspectURL = (URL)enum.nextElement();
+             assertEquals(aspectURL.getFile().substring(0, aspectURL.getFile().indexOf("/TestA.class")),
+                     testFile.substring(0, testFile.indexOf("/AspectTest.class")));
+             count ++;
+         }
+         assertEquals(1, count);
+    }
+
     public void someMethod()
     {
     }