[MJAVADOC-165] Provide specific default value for "encoding" parameter

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.3
• Fix Version/s: 2.4
• Flags: Patch
• Assignee: Siveton Vincent
• Reporter: Benjamin Bentmann
• Created: 15/Jan/08 05:21
• Updated: 05/Apr/15 14:44
• Resolved: 15/Jan/08 21:19

Description

As stated in the javadoc doc, the parameter "encoding" defaults to the platform's default encoding if not specified. This might be a convenient feature when running javadoc directly from the console prompt (less typing) but I consider this harmful for an automated build. The platform's default encoding might easily differ between machines/developers, causing unreliable build output.

Please see the related issue MCOMPILER-63 for further explanations.

Issue Links

• is related to: MCOMPILER-63 Provide specific default value for "encoding" parameter
• is superceded by: MJAVADOC-182 use ${project.build.sourceEncoding} as default value for "encoding" parameter
• relates to: MJAVADOC-185 Revert MJAVADOC-165 and default to platform encoding