sequential javadocing w/out overwriting index.html

I have a build process that allows me to run builds on subcomponents, however, I build subcomponent A and javadoc it, then build subcomponent B and javadoc it, the index.html is overwritten instead of appended to, and only the subcomponent B javadoc is linked.

I would like all the links to accumulate in index.html until I decide to run a clean build.

[372 byte] By [wookiee] at [2007-9-26 6:23:41]
# 1

Javadoc does not support incremental builds as you would like.

The only means of creating index.html (and other encompassing

pages such as overview-summary.html and allclasses-frame.html)

is by passing all packages (or sourcefiles) into javadoc during

the same run.

There is a request to enhance Javadoc to do this, but I cannot

find the bug number at this time.

Alternatively, you can use -link or -linkoffline to simply make

live links between runs.

-Doug Kramer

Javadoc team

dkramer at 2007-7-1 15:25:11 > top of Java-index,Developer Tools,Debugging and Profiling Tool APIs...
# 2
Thanks. I think I can indeed use -linkoffline to accomplish what I want.
wookiee at 2007-7-1 15:25:11 > top of Java-index,Developer Tools,Debugging and Profiling Tool APIs...
# 3
The bug number for this new feature request is 4032755. You can view and vote for it at: http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/bugParade/bugs/4032755.html-Doug KramerJavadoc team
dkramer at 2007-7-1 15:25:11 > top of Java-index,Developer Tools,Debugging and Profiling Tool APIs...