Fix for parsing bug in scaladoc closes #4420, n...

Fix for parsing bug in scaladoc closes #4420, no review.

2 files changed, 26 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/test/scaladoc/resources/Trac4420.scala b/test/scaladoc/resources/Trac4420.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dbe053f3da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scaladoc/resources/Trac4420.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import java.io.File
+
+/**
+ * @define PP This class is an instance of XXX so it's members are not called directly.
+ * Instead these classes are instantiated via a driver's ''process''. See YYY for more details. */
+abstract class test
+
+/**
+ * TestA class
+ *
+ * this is a description.
+ *
+ * $PP */
+class TestA extends test
diff --git a/test/scaladoc/scala/html/HtmlFactoryTest.scala b/test/scaladoc/scala/html/HtmlFactoryTest.scala
index 738f459157..651a384dbf 100644
--- a/test/scaladoc/scala/html/HtmlFactoryTest.scala
+++ b/test/scaladoc/scala/html/HtmlFactoryTest.scala
@@ -212,6 +212,18 @@ object Test extends Properties("HtmlFactory") {
     }
   }
 
+  property("Trac #4420 - no whitespace at end of line") = {
+    val files = createTemplates("Trac4420.scala")
+
+    files("TestA.html") match {
+      case node: scala.xml.Node => {
+        val s = node.toString
+        s.contains("""See YYY for more details""")
+      }
+      case _ => false
+    }
+  }
+
   property("Trac #484 - refinements and existentials") = {
     val files = createTemplates("Trac484.scala")
     val lines = """