We are pleased to announce the Maven Javadoc Plugin 1.7 release! 

http://maven.apache.org/maven-1.x/plugins/javadoc/


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Changes in this version include:

  New Features:

o Output encoding and charset are setted to ${maven.docs.outputencoding} 
  Fixes MPJAVADOC-45. 
o Added maven.javadoc.bottom property Fixes MPJAVADOC-39. 
o Add javadoc warning report formatted similar to Checkstyle report. Fixes 
  MPJAVADOC-35. Thanks to Steven Caswell. 

  Fixed bugs:

o Standard doclet parameters were passed to javadoc even if another doclet is 
  used. Fixes MPJAVADOC-46. 
o Cannot build the plugin with jdk 1.3 Fixes MPJAVADOC-44. 
o Javadoc plugin causes site to fail Fixes MPJAVADOC-43. 
o Javadoc warning report was throwing exception when used with Java 1.3. 
  Fixes MPJAVADOC-42. 
o Javadoc does not get created with multiple entries in maven.compile.src.set 
  Fixes MPJAVADOC-41. 
o javadoc:jar fails if project doesn't have source files. Fixes MPJAVADOC-40. 
o The type for the javadoc is "javadoc.jar" when it is deployed on a 
  repository. Fixes MPJAVADOC-38. 
o Default javadoc scope (package) can't be replaced by private or public. 
  Fixes MPJAVADOC-37. 
o Javadoc fails if pom.package isn't specified. Fixes MPJAVADOC-36.  

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To automatically install the plugin, type the following on a single line:

maven plugin:download
  -Dmaven.repo.remote=http://people.apache.org/repo/m1-snapshot-repository/,http://repo1.maven.org/maven
  -DgroupId=maven
  -DartifactId=maven-javadoc-plugin
  -Dversion=1.7

For a manual installation, you can download the plugin here:
http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/java-repository/maven/plugins/maven-javadoc-plugin-1.7.jar


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Issues, bugs, and feature requests for Maven Javadoc Plugin
should be submitted to the following issue tracking system:

http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MPJAVADOC


Have fun!
-The Maven Javadoc Plugin development team