Sebastian T created MJAVADOC-811: ------------------------------------ Summary: javadoc.bat fails to execute on Windows when project is not on drive C and AutoRun is configured Key: MJAVADOC-811 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MJAVADOC-811 Project: Maven Javadoc Plugin Issue Type: Bug Components: javadoc Affects Versions: 3.8.0 Environment: Windows 10, Java 11, Maven 3.9.9 Reporter: Sebastian T
Trying to execute the javadoc plugin in a Maven build on Windows results in [ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-javadoc-plugin:3.8.0:jar (attach-javadocs) on project myproject: MavenReportException: Error while generating Javadoc: [ERROR] Exit code: 1 - javadoc: error - cannot read options (The system cannot find the file specified) [ERROR] [ERROR] Command line was: cmd.exe /X /C "F:\java\temurin_jdk11\bin\javadoc.exe @options @packages"[ERROR] [ERROR] Refer to the generated Javadoc files in 'F:\projects\myproject\target\apidocs' dir. when the project is not on the system drive and {{HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Command Processor \ AutoRun}} is configured to some directory on drive C. Then cmd.exe will not execute in the current directory but in the directory specified via AutoRun. This is the case in a corporate environment I am working in. The solution is trivial by adding the /D flag to cmd.exe -- This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.20.10#820010)