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The build was failing due to javadoc errors caused by deprecated HTML tags and malformed HTML in documentation comments that are not compatible with HTML5 standards used by modern javadoc tools.

Issues Fixed

Deprecated HTML Tags:

  • Replaced all <tt> tags with <code> tags (23 occurrences across Java and HTML files)
  • The <tt> tag was deprecated in HTML 4.01 and removed in HTML5

Malformed HTML:

  • Fixed unescaped comparison operators in javadoc comments (<, >, <=, >=)
  • Escaped these as HTML entities (&lt;, &gt;, &le;, &ge;)
  • Fixed malformed {@link http://...} tags by converting to proper <a href=""> links
  • Replaced unknown tags like <DOT> with {@literal <DOT>}

HTML5 Table Compatibility:

  • Updated deprecated table attributes (CELLPADDING, CELLSPACING, BGCOLOR, WIDTH) to CSS styles
  • Added required <caption> elements to tables
  • Removed deprecated <font> tags

HTML Structure Issues:

  • Fixed unexpected </p> end tags without corresponding opening tags
  • Corrected malformed HTML structure in package documentation files

Impact

  • Before: 100+ javadoc errors causing complete build failure
  • After: 0 errors, clean successful build with javadoc generation
  • Tests: All 202 tests continue to pass, no functionality affected
  • Documentation: All javadoc now generates successfully and displays properly

The changes are minimal and surgical, focusing only on HTML compatibility without altering any functional code or changing the visual appearance of the generated documentation.

Fixes #3.


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Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Build failure due to javadoc errors Fix javadoc HTML5 compatibility issues causing build failures Aug 10, 2025
Copilot AI requested a review from nathanfunk August 10, 2025 16:08
@nathanfunk nathanfunk marked this pull request as ready for review August 10, 2025 16:18
@nathanfunk nathanfunk merged commit e3e7f22 into master Aug 10, 2025
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@nathanfunk nathanfunk deleted the copilot/fix-3 branch August 10, 2025 16:19
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