Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/PluginHandler.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/PluginHandler.java	(revision 12909)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/PluginHandler.java	(revision 12910)
@@ -859,5 +859,5 @@
                         }
                     }
-                    throw new AssertionError("unable to find dependency " + depName + " for plugin " + info.getName());
+                    Logging.error("unable to find dependency " + depName + " for plugin " + info.getName());
                 }
             }