On Tue, 16 Jan 2024 02:17:10 GMT, Vladimir Petko <[email protected]> wrote:
> '--ignore-source-errors' allows generating Javadoc for the packages that
> contain compilation errors.
>
> jdk.javadoc.internal.doclets.toolkit.util.ClassTree generates a type
> hierarchy for javadoc that may include error types such as
>
> class Foo extends Bar {
> }
> ```
> where Bar is undefined.
>
> The user still wants to generate documentation for Foo and have Bar as a text
> label.
>
> For the unknown class Bar it is impossible to detect the enclosing class/file
> and javadoc crashes with exception.
>
> This PR returns Kind.OTHER for the error types, avoiding the javadoc crash.
This pull request has now been integrated.
Changeset: 64c3642c
Author: Vladimir Petko <[email protected]>
Committer: Jonathan Gibbons <[email protected]>
URL:
https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/commit/64c3642c57719940855b220025b33758950b3980
Stats: 61 lines in 2 files changed: 56 ins; 0 del; 5 mod
8242564: javadoc crashes:: class cast exception
com.sun.tools.javac.code.Symtab$6
Reviewed-by: jjg
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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/17435
