jira-importer commented on issue #844: URL: https://github.com/apache/maven-javadoc-plugin/issues/844#issuecomment-2957357134
**[Gili](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=cowwoc)** commented > The directories have different purposes and both and required by the plugin (reportOutputDirectory by all goals, outputDirectory only by packaging goals). I'm a little confused by this given that `javadoc:javadoc` does not generate a JAR file yet https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-javadoc-plugin/javadoc-mojo.html mentions "outputDirectory". > The outputDirectory is used for the jar, the reportOutputDirectory is used for the generated javadocs. So, anywhere we have "outputDirectory" I would change the description to "Specifies the destination directory where the javadoc JAR file is written". UPDATE: I just reviewed point 2 (the fact that reportOutputDirectory is used instead of outputDirectory) and I think that was a misunderstanding on my part so you can ignore this for now. -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected]
