On Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:58:17 GMT, Nizar Benalla <[email protected]> wrote:
>> This patch adds a new message when you run the `javadoc` executable with any
>> arguments.
>> Currently, unlike most other tools, running `javadoc` without any arguments
>> does not show you how to use the tool or point you to use the `--help`
>> option, this can be improved.
>>
>> Before change:
>>
>> W $ ./javadoc
>> error: No modules, packages or classes specified.
>> 1 error
>>
>>
>> After change:
>>
>> W $ ./javadoc
>> Usage:
>> javadoc [options] [packagenames] [sourcefiles] [@files]
>> For additional help on usage: javadoc --help
>
> Nizar Benalla has updated the pull request with a new target base due to a
> merge or a rebase. The incremental webrev excludes the unrelated changes
> brought in by the merge/rebase. The pull request contains eight additional
> commits since the last revision:
>
> - review feedback: improve error message
> - Merge branch 'master' into javadoc-usage-message
> - update test
> - keep the same return value and write to STDERR
> - respond to feedback
> - Merge branch 'master' into javadoc-usage-message
> - update test with new usage message
> - improve javadoc executable message
nizar-mac! $ javadoc
Usage:
javadoc [options] [packagenames] [sourcefiles] [@files]
For more details on available options, use --help or --help-extra
error: No modules, packages or classes specified.
1 error
flushing is necessary to print out the usage message consistently before the
error
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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/23618#issuecomment-2710516531
