[MJAVADOC-275] Creation of Javadoc attachments fails in multi-module project where modules have never been installed/deployed

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.6.1
• Fix Version/s: 2.8
• Assignee: John Dennis Casey
• Reporter: Benjamin Bentmann
• Created: 14/Nov/09 07:51
• Updated: 25/Apr/11 03:14
• Resolved: 25/Apr/11 03:14

Description

Running the commands

mvn clean
mvn verify

will fail on the attached demo project with

[INFO] The goal 'org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-javadoc-plugin:2.6.1:javadoc'
  has not be previously called for the project: 'org.apache.maven.its.javadoc:mod-b:jar:0.1'.
  Trying to invoke it...
[ERROR] MavenInvocationException: Error when invoking Maven, consult the invoker log file:
  M:\MJAVADOC\mod-a\target\invoker\maven-javadoc-plugin625147587.txt
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ERROR] BUILD ERROR
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] MavenReportException: Error while creating archive:
  Error when invoking Maven, consult the invoker log file: 
  M:\MJAVADOC\mod-a\target\invoker\maven-javadoc-plugin625147587.txt

The command mvn clean verify as usually used during releases will also fail, but starts working after repeated invocations.

Issue Links

• is depended upon by: MJAVADOC-276 Initial builds of a multi-module project fail
• is related to: MJAVADOC-284 detectOfflineLinks sets off extra spurious executions of javadoc