Running 'mvn javadoc:javadoc' fails if the path to the current directory contains a space character. It works with the 2.0 version of the plugin. It also works if I rename the directory so that it does not contain a space character.
presley:~/Documents/workarea/Elk API clabu$ mvn -e javadoc:javadoc
+ Error stacktraces are turned on.
[INFO] Scanning for projects...
[INFO] Searching repository for plugin with prefix: 'javadoc'.
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[INFO] Building The Elk Framework
[INFO] task-segment: [javadoc:javadoc] (aggregator-style)
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[INFO] Preparing javadoc:javadoc
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[INFO] Building The Elk Framework
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[INFO] No goals needed for project - skipping
[INFO] Setting property: classpath.resource.loader.class => 'org.codehaus.plexus.velocity.ContextClassLoaderResourceLoader'.
[INFO] Setting property: velocimacro.messages.on => 'false'.
[INFO] Setting property: resource.loader => 'classpath'.
[INFO] Setting property: resource.manager.logwhenfound => 'false'.
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[INFO] Starting Jakarta Velocity v1.4
[INFO] RuntimeInstance initializing.
[INFO] Default Properties File: org/apache/velocity/runtime/defaults/velocity.properties
[INFO] Default ResourceManager initializing. (class org.apache.velocity.runtime.resource.ResourceManagerImpl)
[INFO] Resource Loader Instantiated: org.codehaus.plexus.velocity.ContextClassLoaderResourceLoader
[INFO] ClasspathResourceLoader : initialization starting.
[INFO] ClasspathResourceLoader : initialization complete.
[INFO] ResourceCache : initialized. (class org.apache.velocity.runtime.resource.ResourceCacheImpl)
[INFO] Default ResourceManager initialization complete.
[INFO] Loaded System Directive: org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Literal
[INFO] Loaded System Directive: org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Macro
[INFO] Loaded System Directive: org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Parse
[INFO] Loaded System Directive: org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Include
[INFO] Loaded System Directive: org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Foreach
[INFO] Created: 20 parsers.
[INFO] Velocimacro : initialization starting.
[INFO] Velocimacro : adding VMs from VM library template : VM_global_library.vm
[ERROR] ResourceManager : unable to find resource 'VM_global_library.vm' in any resource loader.
[INFO] Velocimacro : error using VM library template VM_global_library.vm : org.apache.velocity.exception.ResourceNotFoundException: Unable to find resource 'VM_global_library.vm'
[INFO] Velocimacro : VM library template macro registration complete.
[INFO] Velocimacro : allowInline = true : VMs can be defined inline in templates
[INFO] Velocimacro : allowInlineToOverride = false : VMs defined inline may NOT replace previous VM definitions
[INFO] Velocimacro : allowInlineLocal = false : VMs defined inline will be global in scope if allowed.
[INFO] Velocimacro : initialization complete.
[INFO] Velocity successfully started.
[INFO] [javadoc:javadoc]
1 error
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[ERROR] BUILD ERROR
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[INFO] An error has occurred in JavaDocs report generation:Exit code: 1 - javadoc: error - cannot read options (No such file or directory)
Command line was:"cd /Users/clabu/Documents/workarea/Elk API/target/site/apidocs && /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/javadoc" @options @packages
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[INFO] Trace
org.apache.maven.lifecycle.LifecycleExecutionException: An error has occurred in JavaDocs report generation:Exit code: 1 - javadoc: error - cannot read options (No such file or directory)
Command line was:"cd /Users/clabu/Documents/workarea/Elk API/target/site/apidocs && /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/javadoc" @options @packages
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeGoals(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:564)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeStandaloneGoal(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:493)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeGoal(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:463)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeGoalAndHandleFailures(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:311)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeTaskSegments(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:224)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.execute(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:143)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:334)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute(DefaultMaven.java:125)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main(MavenCli.java:280)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.launchEnhanced(Launcher.java:315)
at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:255)
at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.mainWithExitCode(Launcher.java:430)
at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:375)
Caused by: org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException: An error has occurred in JavaDocs report generation:Exit code: 1 - javadoc: error - cannot read options (No such file or directory)
Command line was:"cd /Users/clabu/Documents/workarea/Elk API/target/site/apidocs && /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/javadoc" @options @packages
at org.apache.maven.plugin.javadoc.JavadocReport.execute(JavadocReport.java:233)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultPluginManager.executeMojo(DefaultPluginManager.java:443)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeGoals(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:539)
... 16 more
Caused by: org.apache.maven.reporting.MavenReportException: Exit code: 1 - javadoc: error - cannot read options (No such file or directory)
Command line was:"cd /Users/clabu/Documents/workarea/Elk API/target/site/apidocs && /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/javadoc" @options @packages
at org.apache.maven.plugin.javadoc.AbstractJavadocMojo.executeReport(AbstractJavadocMojo.java:1407)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.javadoc.JavadocReport.generate(JavadocReport.java:131)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.javadoc.JavadocReport.execute(JavadocReport.java:219)
... 18 more
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[INFO] Total time: 3 seconds
[INFO] Finished at: Wed Sep 05 23:28:49 CEST 2007
[INFO] Final Memory: 6M/12M
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Could you send us the options and packages files? You need to add -Ddebug=true.
http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-javadoc-plugin/faq.html#How%20to%20know%20exactly%20the%20Javadoc%20command%20line