JDK-8175957 : javadoc crashes with missing module-source-path
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: tools
  • Sub-Component: javadoc(tool)
  • Affected Version: 9
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Duplicate
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2017-02-27
  • Updated: 2017-03-08
  • Resolved: 2017-03-06
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JDK 9
9Resolved
Related Reports
Duplicate :  
JDK-8175346 - javadoc does not handle Locations correctly with --patch-module
Description
$ javadoc --module jdk.jartool -d /tmp
javadoc: error - fatal error encountered: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: location is not an output location or a module-oriented location: CLASS_PATH
javadoc: error - Please file a bug against the javadoc tool via the Java bug reporting page
(http://bugreport.java.com) after checking the Bug Database (http://bugs.java.com)
for duplicates. Include error messages and the following diagnostic in your report. Thank you.
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: location is not an output location or a module-oriented location: CLASS_PATH
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.file.JavacFileManager.checkModuleOrientedOrOutputLocation(JavacFileManager.java:1114)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.file.JavacFileManager.getLocationForModule(JavacFileManager.java:955)
        at jdk.javadoc/jdk.javadoc.internal.tool.ElementsTable.getModuleLocation(ElementsTable.java:796)
        at jdk.javadoc/jdk.javadoc.internal.tool.ElementsTable.scanSpecifiedItems(ElementsTable.java:352)
        at jdk.javadoc/jdk.javadoc.internal.tool.JavadocTool.getEnvironment(JavadocTool.java:189)
        at jdk.javadoc/jdk.javadoc.internal.tool.Start.parseAndExecute(Start.java:591)
        at jdk.javadoc/jdk.javadoc.internal.tool.Start.begin(Start.java:424)
        at jdk.javadoc/jdk.javadoc.internal.tool.Start.begin(Start.java:341)
        at jdk.javadoc/jdk.javadoc.internal.tool.Main.execute(Main.java:63)
        at jdk.javadoc/jdk.javadoc.internal.tool.Main.main(Main.java:52)
Comments
Duplicated by JDK-8175346
06-03-2017
It should not be necessary to have a module source path. If the user is just trying to document a single module, it should be enough to put the source for that module on the source path or patch module patch.
28-02-2017