Wolfgang Werner wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm new to this list but using ant for a longer period of time. I found the > following (latest ant from CVS): > > javadoc - task is not working on NT. This is true because the NT commandshell > can (without extensions) only handle 9 parameters (see runant.bat). > > So the most needed parameters (packages/sourcefiles) are going to /dev/nul... > > One way to overcome this limitation would be to generate a special runtask > Batch (at invokation time) rather than relying to runant.bat. > > One of the key features of ant should be '100% pure java', to name it: The > ability > to work on every java supporting OS...
This is Sam's fault, I think. Question: what's the point of going thru runant.bat anyway? before, I called javadoc directly from runtime.exec() and had no problems. This is why I patched Exec() to be able to "bypass" that shell wrapping. Sorry, but I miss that point. STefano.
