Index: trunk/tools/pmd/josm-ruleset.xml
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--- trunk/tools/pmd/josm-ruleset.xml	(revision 12081)
+++ trunk/tools/pmd/josm-ruleset.xml	(revision 12199)
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@
   <rule ref="rulesets/java/strictexception.xml">
   	<exclude name="ExceptionAsFlowControl"/>
+  	<exclude name="AvoidCatchingGenericException"/>
   	<exclude name="AvoidRethrowingException"/>
   </rule>