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Vincent Siveton commented on MJAVADOC-211: ------------------------------------------ This was already catched in the AbstractJavadocMojo#executeReport( Locale unusedLocale ) {noformat} ... File javadocOutputDirectory = new File( getOutputDirectory() ); if ( javadocOutputDirectory.exists() && !javadocOutputDirectory.isDirectory() ) { throw new MavenReportException( "IOException: " + getOutputDirectory() + " is not a directory." ); } if ( javadocOutputDirectory.exists() && !javadocOutputDirectory.canWrite() ) { throw new MavenReportException( "IOException: " + getOutputDirectory() + " is not writable." ); } {noformat} So, if the output was not created the javadoc plugin should failed. Anyway, your commit is a safe one. Thanks! > create the report output directory if it doesn't exist > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Key: MJAVADOC-211 > URL: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MJAVADOC-211 > Project: Maven 2.x Javadoc Plugin > Issue Type: Bug > Affects Versions: 2.4 > Reporter: Brett Porter > Assignee: Brett Porter > Fix For: 2.5 > > > currently, the javadoc report relies on maven to have created the reporting > base directory first. This need not be the case. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://jira.codehaus.org/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira