Merge branch '6.2.x'

Author: sbrannen

framework-api/framework-api.gradle

@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ javadoc {
 		destinationDir = project.java.docsDir.dir("javadoc-api").get().asFile
 		splitIndex = true
 		links(rootProject.ext.javadocLinks)
-		addBooleanOption('Xdoclint:syntax,reference', true) // only check syntax and reference with doclint
-		addBooleanOption('Werror', true) // fail build on Javadoc warnings
+		// Check for 'syntax' and 'reference' during linting.
+		addBooleanOption('Xdoclint:syntax,reference', true)
+		addBooleanOption('Werror', true)  // fail build on Javadoc warnings
 	}
 	maxMemory = "1024m"
 	doFirst {

gradle/spring-module.gradle

@@ -70,19 +70,28 @@ normalization {
 javadoc {
 	description = "Generates project-level javadoc for use in -javadoc jar"
 
-	options.encoding = "UTF-8"
-	options.memberLevel = JavadocMemberLevel.PROTECTED
-	options.author = true
-	options.header = project.name
-	options.use = true
-	options.links(project.ext.javadocLinks)
-	options.setOutputLevel(JavadocOutputLevel.QUIET)
-	// Check for syntax during linting.
-	options.addBooleanOption("Xdoclint:syntax", true)
-
-	// Suppress warnings due to cross-module @see and @link references.
-	// Note that global 'api' task does display all warnings, and
-	// checks for 'reference' on top of 'syntax'.
+	options {
+		encoding = "UTF-8"
+		memberLevel = JavadocMemberLevel.PROTECTED
+		author = true
+		header = project.name
+		use = true
+		links(project.ext.javadocLinks)
+		setOutputLevel(JavadocOutputLevel.QUIET)
+		// Check for 'syntax' during linting. Note that the global
+		// 'framework-api:javadoc' task checks for 'reference' in addition
+		// to 'syntax'.
+		addBooleanOption("Xdoclint:syntax,-reference", true)
+		// With the javadoc tool on Java 24, it appears that the 'reference'
+		// group is always active and the '-reference' flag is not honored.
+		// Thus, we do NOT fail the build on Javadoc warnings due to
+		// cross-module @see and @link references which are only reachable
+		// when running the global 'framework-api:javadoc' task.
+		addBooleanOption('Werror', false)
+	}
+
+	// Attempt to suppress warnings due to cross-module @see and @link references.
+	// Note that the global 'framework-api:javadoc' task displays all warnings.
 	logging.captureStandardError LogLevel.INFO
 	logging.captureStandardOutput LogLevel.INFO  // suppress "## warnings" message
 }