How to open Javadoc JAR file in web browser
- Rename the file java-protobuf-no-gc-rt-1.1.7.7-javadoc.jar to java-protobuf-no-gc-rt-1.1.7.7-javadoc.zip
- Use your favourite unzip tool (WinRAR / WinZIP) to extract it, now you have a folder java-protobuf-no-gc-rt-1.1.7.7-javadoc
- Double click index.html will open the index page on your default web browser.
How to generate Javadoc from a source JAR?
Running the command javadoc:
javadoc --ignore-source-errors -encoding UTF-8 -sourcepath "java-protobuf-no-gc-rt-1.1.7.7-sources.jar" -d "java-protobuf-no-gc-rt-1.1.7.7-javadoc" -subpackages 
