diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a0b2dc384f9c93f07129d8bbd71e500f2ab3dc01..1131c8b251af5fc763dc93254e5ce265a9c1d13f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ endif
 
 # For start and finish echo lines
 TITLE_TEXT = Control $(PLATFORM) $(ARCH) $(RELEASE)
-DAYE_STAMP = `$(DATE) '+%y-%m-%d %H:%M'`
+DATE_STAMP = `$(DATE) '+%y-%m-%d %H:%M'`
 START_ECHO  = echo "$(TITLE_TEXT) $@ build started: $(DATE_STAMP)"
 FINISH_ECHO = echo "$(TITLE_TEXT) $@ build finished: $(DATE_STAMP)"
 
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ FRESH_DEBUG_BOOTDIR=$(ABS_BOOTDIR_OUTPUTDIR)-$(DEBUG_NAME)/j2sdk-image
 create_fresh_product_bootdir: FRC
 	@$(START_ECHO)
 	$(MAKE) ALT_OUTPUTDIR=$(ABS_BOOTDIR_OUTPUTDIR) \
-		NO_DOCS=true \
+		GENERATE_DOCS=false \
 		BOOT_CYCLE_SETTINGS= \
 		build_product_image
 	@$(FINISH_ECHO)
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ create_fresh_product_bootdir: FRC
 create_fresh_debug_bootdir: FRC
 	@$(START_ECHO)
 	$(MAKE) ALT_OUTPUTDIR=$(ABS_BOOTDIR_OUTPUTDIR) \
-		NO_DOCS=true \
+		GENERATE_DOCS=false \
 		BOOT_CYCLE_DEBUG_SETTINGS= \
 		build_debug_image
 	@$(FINISH_ECHO)
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ create_fresh_debug_bootdir: FRC
 create_fresh_fastdebug_bootdir: FRC
 	@$(START_ECHO)
 	$(MAKE) ALT_OUTPUTDIR=$(ABS_BOOTDIR_OUTPUTDIR) \
-		NO_DOCS=true \
+		GENERATE_DOCS=false \
 		BOOT_CYCLE_DEBUG_SETTINGS= \
 		build_fastdebug_image
 	@$(FINISH_ECHO)
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ generic_debug_build:
 	$(MAKE) \
 		ALT_OUTPUTDIR=$(ABS_OUTPUTDIR)-$(DEBUG_NAME) \
 	        DEBUG_NAME=$(DEBUG_NAME) \
-		NO_DOCS=true \
+		GENERATE_DOCS=false \
 	        $(BOOT_CYCLE_DEBUG_SETTINGS) \
 		generic_build_repo_series
 	@$(FINISH_ECHO)
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ openjdk_build:
 	$(MKDIR) -p $(OPENJDK_OUTPUTDIR)
 	($(CD) $(OPENJDK_BUILDDIR) && $(MAKE) \
 	  OPENJDK=true \
-	  NO_DOCS=true \
+	  GENERATE_DOCS=false \
 	  ALT_JDK_DEVTOOLS_DIR=$(JDK_DEVTOOLS_DIR) \
 	  ALT_OUTPUTDIR=$(OPENJDK_OUTPUTDIR) \
 	  ALT_BINARY_PLUGS_PATH=$(OPENJDK_PLUGS) \
diff --git a/make/Defs-internal.gmk b/make/Defs-internal.gmk
index e3c6a2db7b283ee60c8d48eb23a54729e8a0d4d3..bf6e5a758a8246a888e46a585e334043daf36872 100644
--- a/make/Defs-internal.gmk
+++ b/make/Defs-internal.gmk
@@ -227,6 +227,35 @@ ifndef SKIP_FASTDEBUG_BUILD
   SKIP_FASTDEBUG_BUILD=false
 endif
 
+# Select javadoc setting GENERATE_DOCS
+ifndef NO_DOCS
+  # Default value (we want javadoc run)
+  GENERATE_DOCS=true
+  # No DOCS build when JDK_UPDATE_VERSION set
+  ifdef JDK_UPDATE_VERSION
+    GENERATE_DOCS=false
+  endif
+  # If langtools, corba, jaxp, and jaxws are not being built, 
+  #   a full jdk javadoc is not possible
+  ifneq ($(BUILD_LANGTOOLS), true)
+    GENERATE_DOCS=false
+  endif
+  ifneq ($(BUILD_CORBA), true)
+    GENERATE_DOCS=false
+  endif
+  ifneq ($(BUILD_JAXP), true)
+    GENERATE_DOCS=false
+  endif
+  ifneq ($(BUILD_JAXWS), true)
+    GENERATE_DOCS=false
+  endif
+  ifeq ($(GENERATE_DOCS),false)
+    NO_DOCS=true
+  endif
+else
+  GENERATE_DOCS=false
+endif
+
 # Output directory for hotspot build
 HOTSPOT_DIR = $(ABS_OUTPUTDIR)/hotspot
 
diff --git a/make/jdk-rules.gmk b/make/jdk-rules.gmk
index b9416bd00700afe16efd1fd19c15d863df165b99..d7a20c03fe202c6a38aefab56038327050a915f4 100644
--- a/make/jdk-rules.gmk
+++ b/make/jdk-rules.gmk
@@ -30,43 +30,20 @@
 JDK_JAVA_EXE = $(OUTPUTDIR)/bin/java$(EXE_SUFFIX)
 
 # NO_IMAGES may be set in conjunction with DEV_ONLY
-ifdef NO_IMAGES
-  IMAGES_TARGET =
-else
-  IMAGES_TARGET = images
+IMAGES_TARGET = images
+ifdef DEV_ONLY
+  ifdef NO_IMAGES
+    IMAGES_TARGET =
+  endif
 endif
 
-# No DOCS build when JDK_UPDATE_VERSION set
-ifdef JDK_UPDATE_VERSION
+# GENERATE_DOCS determines if we ask for the docs target
+DOCS_TARGET = docs
+ifeq ($(GENERATE_DOCS),false)
   DOCS_TARGET =
-else
-  DOCS_TARGET = docs
-endif
-
-# NO_DOCS may be set in conjunction with DEV_ONLY
-ifdef NO_DOCS
-  DOCS_TARGET =
-endif
-
-# If langtools not being built, full jdk javadoc is not possible
-ifneq ($(BUILD_LANGTOOLS), true)
-  DOCS_TARGET =
-endif
-ifneq ($(BUILD_CORBA), true)
-  DOCS_TARGET =
-endif
-ifneq ($(BUILD_JAXP), true)
-  DOCS_TARGET =
-endif
-ifneq ($(BUILD_JAXWS), true)
-  DOCS_TARGET =
-endif
-
-ifndef DEV_ONLY
-  JDK_BUILD_TARGETS = sanity all $(DOCS_TARGET) images
-else
-  JDK_BUILD_TARGETS = sanity all $(IMAGES_TARGET)
 endif
+  
+JDK_BUILD_TARGETS = sanity all $(DOCS_TARGET) $(IMAGES_TARGET)
 
 JDK_CLOBBER_TARGETS = clobber
 
diff --git a/make/sanity-rules.gmk b/make/sanity-rules.gmk
index 5d2a7adb84da70f76e993b12df5b157c1e29cdff..289300f9c06b8786a61e74fcc2c99277c729427a 100644
--- a/make/sanity-rules.gmk
+++ b/make/sanity-rules.gmk
@@ -204,13 +204,9 @@ ifeq ($(SPONSORS_SRC_AVAILABLE), true)
 	   "" >> $(WARNING_FILE)
   endif
 endif
-ifndef OPENJDK
-  ifdef NO_DOCS
-	@$(ECHO) "WARNING: Your build environment has the variable NO_DOCS\n" \
-	   "        defined. This will result in a development-only\n" \
-	   "        build of the JDK, lacking the documentation.\n" \
+ifeq ($(GENERATE_DOCS),false)
+	@$(ECHO) "WARNING: This build does not include running javadoc.\n" \
 	   "" >> $(WARNING_FILE)
-  endif
 endif
 ifdef NO_IMAGES
 	@$(ECHO) "WARNING: Your build environment has the variable NO_IMAGES\n" \
@@ -355,4 +351,4 @@ endif
 .PHONY: sanity settings pre-sanity insane \
 	post-sanity post-sanity-hotspot post-sanity-jdk \
 	post-sanity-install post-sanity-deploy \
-	alt_bootdir bootdir
+	alt_bootdir bootdir environment