I expect you have all see the news about the Javadoc javascript bug. It's going to take a long time for everyone to update their Java installations to Java 1.7 u25. Likewise for builds that need to use other Java versions, tweaking poms so Java 7 is used for Javadocs whilst still maintaining compatibility is a non-trivial task.
Is there any interest in releasing a "quick-fix" version of the javadoc plugin that automatically runs the tool after Javadoc completes? The fix code is in Java, and can easily be directly called from the plugin (no need to start a new process). The license looks friendly so long as the code is only used for Javadoc fixups, and changes are allowed, which is just as well - There are a couple of bugs in the tool as currently released. It does not close all the resources; and failure to close the input file means it cannot delete the original input file on Windows; that needs to be fixed as it would not make sense to keep the old faulty file (even if it is now called index.html.orig). I can provide details of the fixes, but a decent IDE will probably warn about them anyway. It would be a great service to the Java community if this could be fast-tracked. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@maven.apache.org
