RFR: JDK-6251738: Want a top-level summary page that itemizes all spec documents referenced from javadocs (OEM spec) [v2]

[Pavel Rappo]

On Wed, 4 Nov 2020 20:57:06 GMT, Jonathan Gibbons <jjg at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> This introduces support for a new `@spec` tag that can be used as either an inline tag or as a block tag. It is used to identify references to external specifications, in such a way that the references can be collected together on a new summary page, called "Other Specifications", available from either the static INDEX page or the interactive search box.
>> 
>> As an inline tag, the format is `{@spec url label}`, which is roughly translated to `<a href="url">label</a>` in the generated docs.
>> 
>> As a block tag, the format is simply
>> 
>>     @spec url label
>> 
>> which is handled in a manner analogous to
>> 
>>     @see <a href="url">label</a>
>> 
>> The tag is notable for being the first standard/supported tag that can be used as either an inline or block tag. (We have had support for bimodal non-standard/custom tags for a while, such as `{@jls}` and `{@jvms}`.) To support bimodal standard tags, some changes to `DocCommentParser` are incorporated here.
>> 
>> This change is only the _support_ for the new tag;  it does _not_ include any changes to API docs to _use_ the new tag.
>
> Jonathan Gibbons has updated the pull request with a new target base due to a merge or a rebase. The pull request now contains 11 commits:
> 
>  - Fix merge issues; review feedback
>  - Merge with master
>  - allow rich content in createAnchorAndSearchIndex
>  - update Docs.gmk to stop disabling spec tag
>  - fix TestSpecTag.testEncodedURI
>  - fix tests
>  - remove support to workaround legacy @spec tag
>  - Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/master' into new-spec-tag
>  - fix trailing whitespace in test
>  - temporarily allow existing legacy usage `@spec JPMS` `@spec jsr-51`
>  - ... and 1 more: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/compare/804bd725...ed5512d9

src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/source/util/DocTreeFactory.java line 309:

> 307:      * Creates a new {@code SpecTree} object, to represent a {@code @spec} tag.
> 308:      *
> 309:      * @param inline whether this is instance is an inline tag

Should be: 
`* @param inline whether this instance is an inline tag`

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/790