Instead of using
<properties> <javadoc.opts>-Xdoclint:none</javadoc.opts> </properties>
I used:
<profile> <id>doclint-java8-disable</id> <activation> <jdk>[1.8,)</jdk> </activation> <build> <plugins> <plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId> <version>2.10.2</version> <configuration> <additionalparam>-Xdoclint:none</additionalparam> </configuration> </plugin> </plugins> </build> </profile>
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