[MJAVADOC-549] Version tag comes and goes on several javadoc:fix goal runs

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.0.1
• Fix Version/s: 3.1.0
• Component/s: fix, javadoc
• Environment: Windows 7 x64 ; Apache Maven 3.5.4
• Assignee: Robert Scholte
• Reporter: Je Jo
• Created: 19/Dec/18 11:03
• Updated: 29/Dec/18 14:03
• Resolved: 29/Dec/18 14:03

Description

Running the command  

mvn org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-javadoc-plugin:3.0.1:fix -DdefaultAuthor="Firstname Lastname" -DdefaultVersion="1.0.0, 2018-12-19" -DefaultSince=1.0.0 -Dforce

for the first time, on the given example, generates the @author and @version tags.

Running it the second time (every even time) the @version tag is removed. Every odd time the @version tag is added again.

The @since tag is never added.

If there is already a javadoc comment for the MyApplication class, like e.g.:

/**
 * <p>MyApplication class.</p>
 *
 * @author Asdf Asdf
 * @version 0.0.1-SNAPSHOT
 */

, both the @author and @version tags do not get updated.

I understand the @author tag does not get updated, but I would like to be able to update the @version tag everytime before I release my software.

Sub-Tasks

• Additional update* and add* settings: Closed
• Error if path to project contains a spaces: Closed
• Author tag is removed, even though it should be excluded using the fixTags-setting: Closed