diff -r 1e47176eefb9 -r 44f4e6905b67 langtools/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/doclint/Env.java
--- a/langtools/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/doclint/Env.java	Wed Mar 11 12:25:37 2015 +0100
+++ b/langtools/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/doclint/Env.java	Wed Mar 11 22:24:05 2015 +0100
@@ -26,8 +26,12 @@
 package com.sun.tools.doclint;
 
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
-import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 import javax.lang.model.element.Element;
 import javax.lang.model.element.ElementKind;
@@ -36,6 +40,7 @@
 import javax.lang.model.type.TypeMirror;
 import javax.lang.model.util.Elements;
 import javax.lang.model.util.Types;
+import javax.tools.Diagnostic.Kind;
 
 import com.sun.source.doctree.DocCommentTree;
 import com.sun.source.util.DocTrees;
@@ -44,6 +49,7 @@
 import com.sun.source.util.TreePath;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.model.JavacTypes;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree;
+import com.sun.tools.javac.util.MatchingUtils;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.util.StringUtils;
 
 /**
@@ -90,6 +96,9 @@
 
     Set<String> customTags;
 
+    Set<Pattern> includePackages;
+    Set<Pattern> excludePackages;
+
     // Utility classes
     DocTrees trees;
     Elements elements;
@@ -129,6 +138,12 @@
         this.trees = trees;
         this.elements = elements;
         this.types = types;
+    }
+
+    void initTypes() {
+        if (java_lang_Error != null)
+            return ;
+
         java_lang_Error = elements.getTypeElement("java.lang.Error").asType();
         java_lang_RuntimeException = elements.getTypeElement("java.lang.RuntimeException").asType();
         java_lang_Throwable = elements.getTypeElement("java.lang.Throwable").asType();
@@ -141,12 +156,43 @@
 
     void setCustomTags(String cTags) {
         customTags = new LinkedHashSet<>();
-        for (String s : cTags.split(DocLint.TAGS_SEPARATOR)) {
+        for (String s : cTags.split(DocLint.SEPARATOR)) {
             if (!s.isEmpty())
                 customTags.add(s);
         }
     }
 
+    void setCheckPackages(String packages) {
+        includePackages = new HashSet<>();
+        excludePackages = new HashSet<>();
+        for (String pack : packages.split(DocLint.SEPARATOR)) {
+            boolean excluded = false;
+            if (pack.startsWith("-")) {
+                pack = pack.substring(1);
+                excluded = true;
+            }
+            if (pack.isEmpty())
+                continue;
+            Pattern pattern = MatchingUtils.validImportStringToPattern(pack);
+            if (excluded) {
+                excludePackages.add(pattern);
+            } else {
+                includePackages.add(pattern);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    static boolean validatePackages(String packages) {
+        for (String pack : packages.split(DocLint.SEPARATOR)) {
+            if (pack.startsWith("-")) {
+                pack = pack.substring(1);
+            }
+            if (!pack.isEmpty() && !MatchingUtils.isValidImportString(pack))
+                return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
     /** Set the current declaration and its doc comment. */
     void setCurrent(TreePath path, DocCommentTree comment) {
         currPath = path;