--- build.xml	2010-12-19 11:46:48.000000000 +0100
+++ build.xml-gil	2010-12-19 11:46:53.000000000 +0100
@@ -651,4 +651,43 @@
 
     <target name="gump" depends="jar,test"/>
 
+    <target name="javadoc" description="Generates the Javadoc of the application">
+      <tstamp>
+	<format property="year" pattern="yyyy" />
+      </tstamp>
+	  <javadoc
+	      destdir="${dist.dir}/apidocs"
+	      author="true"
+	      version="true"
+	      use="true"
+	      verbose="false"
+	      windowtitle="POI ${version.id} API">
+
+	      <packageset dir="${main.src}" defaultexcludes="yes">
+		  <include name="org/apache/poi/**"/>
+	      </packageset>
+	      <packageset dir="${scratchpad.src}" defaultexcludes="yes">
+		  <include name="org/apache/poi/**"/>
+	      </packageset>
+	      <packageset dir="${contrib.src}" defaultexcludes="yes">
+		  <include name="org/apache/poi/**"/>
+	      </packageset>
+
+	      <classpath>
+		  <path refid="main.classpath"/>
+		  <path refid="scratchpad.classpath"/>
+		  <path refid="contrib.classpath"/>
+	      </classpath>
+
+	      <doctitle><![CDATA[<h1>POI ${version.id} Documentation</h1>]]></doctitle>
+	      <bottom><![CDATA[<i>Copyright &#169; 2003-${year} Apache Software Foundation.</i>]]></bottom>
+	      <group title="HSSF" packages="org.apache.poi.hssf*"/>
+	      <group title="HPSF" packages="org.apache.poi.hpsf*"/>
+	      <group title="POIFS" packages="org.apache.poi.poifs*"/>
+	      <group title="HDF" packages="org.apache.poi.hdf*"/>
+	      <group title="Record Generator" packages="org.apache.poi.record*"/>
+	      <group title="Utils" packages="org.apache.poi.util*"/>
+	  </javadoc>
+    </target>
+
 </project>