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Michael Osipov commented on MJAVADOC-811: ----------------------------------------- [~seb], branch created, please test. > 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 > Assignee: Michael Osipov > Priority: Major > Fix For: 3.10.1 > > > Trying to execute the javadoc plugin in a Maven build on Windows results in > {noformat} > [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. > {noformat} > 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)