FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.8.0-ea"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0-ea-b123)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 25.0-b65, mixed mode)
 

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Windows 7 (32-bit)

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
A javadoc run terminates with:

Generating C:\usr\gast\BeanConnect\BeanConnect30\javadoc.new
et\fsc\jca\tools\mc\be\ContainerID.html...
428 errors
!184 warnings
javadoc: error - com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.util.DocletAbortException: com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.util.DocletAbortException: com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.util.DocletAbortException: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: "<*prompt>"

REGRESSION. Last worked in version 8

ADDITIONAL REGRESSION INFORMATION:
It was working with jdk8 b115 or thereabouts. Don't exactly remember when it was introduced.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
It occurs always in our environment with build 1.8.0-ea-b123

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
javadoc to create the documentation.

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
  [javadoc] Generating Javadoc
  [javadoc] Javadoc execution
  [javadoc] java version "1.8.0-ea"
  [javadoc] Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0-ea-b123)
  [javadoc] Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 25.0-b65, mixed mode)
  [javadoc]
  [javadoc] Loading source files for package com.fujitsu.ts.bizxml2cob...
  [javadoc] Loading source files for package com.fujitsu.ts.bizxml2cob.gui.be...

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 [javadoc] C:\usr\javadoc\30\Integration\source\com\fujitsu\ts\bizxml2cob\xsd2templ\Xsd2TemplBase.java:108: error: bad use of '>'
  [javadoc] /** maxOccurs > 1 or "unbounded". */
  [javadoc] ^
  [javadoc] C:\usr\javadoc\30\Integration\source\com\fujitsu\ts\jca\tools\mc\cli\BcAdmin.java:112: error: malformed HTML
  [javadoc] /** The String specifies that a password is not yet given: "<*prompt>". */
  [javadoc] ^
  [javadoc] C:\usr\javadoc\30\Integration\source\com\fujitsu\ts\jca\tools\mc\cli\BcAdmin.java:112: error: bad use of '>'
  [javadoc] /** The String specifies that a password is not yet given: "<*prompt>". */
  [javadoc] ^
  


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  [javadoc] * &lt;remote-root-dir>/&lt;subdir>/<code>targetName</code>
  [javadoc] ^
  [javadoc] Generating C:\usr\gast\BeanConnect\BeanConnect30\javadoc.new
et\fsc\jca\tools\mc\be\ContainerID.html...
  [javadoc] 428 errors
  [javadoc] 1184 warnings
  [javadoc] javadoc: error - com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.util.DocletAbortException: com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.util.DocletAbortException: com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.util.DocletAbortException: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: "<*prompt>"

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
Using jdk7