While fixing the javadoc for the 2.20.0 release, I renamed the path from `/<module>/apidocs` to `/javadoc/<module>`. As the user issue below explains, this got some people angry. I have already temporarily fixed the issue by creating directory symlinks. For a permanent solution, I see two options:
1. Configure the `javadoc-maven-plugin` to output to `/<module>/apidocs` instead of `/javadoc/<module>`. The reason I am not happy with this approach is that it actually was like that since that is how `maven-site-plugin` works and it is not aligned with the website directory structure. Nonetheless, it is doable. 2. Create an `.htaccess` entry *permanently* redirecting `2.x/<module>/apidocs` to `2.x/javadoc/<module>`. I am sort of inclined with this fix, since we can stick to our directory structure. Thoughts? ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Alexander Brandes <notificati...@github.com> Date: Wed, Feb 22, 2023 at 9:36 AM Subject: [apache/logging-log4j2] Broken Javadoc URL (Issue #1284) To: apache/logging-log4j2 <logging-log...@noreply.github.com> Cc: Subscribed <subscri...@noreply.github.com> Hey, It appears that a recent changed forced a change of the Javadoc URL from https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/log4j-api/apidocs/ to https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/javadoc/log4j-api/index.html. Is there a particular reason why this was changed without a redirect pointing to the new location? This change affects hundreds <https://cs.github.com/?scopeName=All+repos&scope=&q=https%3A%2F%2Flogging.apache.org%2Flog4j%2F2.x%2Flog4j-api%2Fapidocs%2F+NOT+lang%3Ahtml> of files in open source projects, now left behind broken. Some builds may also fail because a build tool can no longer obtain the file from the old location: Error fetching URL: https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/log4j-api/apidocs/ (java.io.FileNotFoundException: https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/log4j-api/apidocs/package-list) — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2/issues/1284>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAARTSI5PVTEJOFKU66PM43WYXFZ3ANCNFSM6AAAAAAVEAR5SA> . You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread.Message ID: <apache/logging-log4j2/issues/1...@github.com>
