--- a/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/doclets/formats/html/markup/HtmlWriter.java	Wed Oct 31 08:31:40 2012 -0700
+++ b/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/doclets/formats/html/markup/HtmlWriter.java	Wed Oct 31 13:48:15 2012 -0700
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
      */
     public HtmlWriter(Configuration configuration, DocPath path)
             throws IOException, UnsupportedEncodingException {
-        writer = Util.genWriter(configuration, path);
+        writer = DocFile.createFileForOutput(configuration, path).openWriter();
         this.configuration = configuration;
         this.memberDetailsListPrinted = false;
         packageTableHeader = new String[] {