This is my objection to basing it on the source encoding.

My preference is to pick output encoding as UTF-8 with a simple means to
change it.  Source encoding is a different matter.  Some source files should
never be UTF-8 encoded and yet the output should not be encoded in the same
encoding...

I vote A

On Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 11:29 PM, Brett Porter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> If there is a good way to make it work, the source files sounds "best" as
> it is reproducible and gives a default that should work in most instances.
> However, I think there are some reports that would have multiple source
> files, and they could be of mixed encodings, right? If that would be a
> problem, then selecting UTF-8 might be better.
>
> - Brett
>
>
> On 04/08/2008, at 6:20 AM, Hervé BOUTEMY wrote:
>
>  Hi,
>>
>> While working on "Report Encoding Configuration" proposal [0], 2 options
>> were
>> discussed lately for default value [1]:
>>
>> a) use fixed UTF-8 encoding
>>
>> b) use same encoding as source files
>>
>>
>> Both options seem viable: choosing between them will be a question of
>> taste.
>> Hence this poll: what is your preference?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Hervé
>>
>> [0]
>> http://docs.codehaus.org/display/MAVEN/Reporting+Encoding+Configuration
>>
>> [1]
>>
>> http://www.nabble.com/Re%3A--VOTE--Release-Maven-Javadoc-Plugin-version-2.5-p18789937.html
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