#11089 (#11480)

dotCMS/build.gradle

@@ -408,29 +408,33 @@ removeDistFolder.description='Removes the distribution folder.'
 
 removeDistFolder.mustRunAfter 'zip', 'tgzTask'
 
-/** If you want to create the javadoc, please run ./gradlew generateJavadocs */
 javadoc {
-    title      = "dotCMS API"
-    maxMemory  = "1024m"
-    classpath  = sourceSets.main.compileClasspath
-    source     = sourceSets.main.allJava
-    include   "com.dotmarketing.*"
-    include   "com.dotcms.*"
+
+    options.addStringOption('sourcepath', sourceSets.main.allJava.asPath)
+    //doclint html standards in Java 8 are very strict that's why is better to turn in off
+    options.addBooleanOption('Xdoclint:none', true)
+
+    /*
+     Not working, gradle bug
+      https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/gradle-dev/R83dy_6PHMc/discussion
+      https://discuss.gradle.org/t/javadoc-exclusion-question/11875
+     */
+    options.addStringOption('subpackages', 'com.dotmarketing:com.dotcms')
+
+    title       = "dotCMS API"
+    maxMemory   = "1024m"
+    failOnError = false
     options.noQualifiers 'all'
     options.author(true)
     options.version(true)
     options.use(true)
     options.encoding 'utf-8'
     options.docEncoding 'utf-8'
     options.charSet 'utf-8'
-    options.linkSource true
+    options.linkSource false
     options.links 'https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/'
 }
 
-task generateJavadocs(type: Javadoc) {
-    source = sourceSets.main.allJava
-}
-
 //Task meant to be use from a distribution structure using the buildwar.sh script.
 //This task will just use the already deployed folder inside the app server and compressed to a war file.
 task customDistWar(type: War) {