[RAT-302] Site build does not work with JDK18 / javadoc-plugin-failures with JDK>=16

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 0.14
• Fix Version/s: 0.17
• Component/s: site
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Philipp Ottlinger
• Created: 09/May/22 09:04
• Updated: 11/Nov/24 21:13

Description

Due to https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8270866 the site build does not work with >=JDK18.

 

Build yields:

[ERROR] Generating creadur-rat/target/site/apidocs/org/apache/rat/report/xml/writer/impl/base/XmlWriter.html...
[ERROR] error: An internal exception has occurred. 
[ERROR]       (java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "com.sun.source.util.DocTreePath.getTreePath()" because "path" is null)
[ERROR] Please file a bug against the javadoc tool via the Java bug reporting page
[ERROR] (http://bugreport.java.com) after checking the Bug Database (http://bugs.java.com)
[ERROR] for duplicates. Include error messages and the following diagnostic in your report. Thank you.
[ERROR] java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "com.sun.source.util.DocTreePath.getTreePath()" because "path" is null
[ERROR]     at jdk.javadoc/jdk.javadoc.internal.tool.JavadocLog.getDiagnosticSource(JavadocLog.java:667)
[ERROR]     at jdk.javadoc/jdk.javadoc.internal.tool.JavadocLog.print(JavadocLog.java:253)
 

Update 202411: JDK21 does work well!

Issue Links

• is duplicated by: RAT-365 Site build fails under Java 18
• relates to: RAT-273 Build failures with >=JDK16 - analyze test behaviour or rewrite tests and update build matrix