RFR: 8332039: Cannot invoke "com.sun.source.util.DocTreePath.getTreePath()" because "path" is null

[Jonathan Gibbons]

On Thu, 30 May 2024 18:43:28 GMT, Pavel Rappo <prappo at openjdk.org> wrote:

> I understand the solution and see how it logically parallels the existing link between `getDocTreePath` and inheritable taglets. That said, I dislike the solution, but also cannot propose a better one at this time. The logic is repeated and spread out.

@pavelrappo raises an interesting point. nested classes do not "inherit" from their enclosing class, and so putting the fix in a method dealing with inheritance seems wrong.

Either the fix should be moved or the method renamed.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/19363#issuecomment-2140698136