December 2009
Intermediate to advanced
1170 pages
28h 4m
English
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Appendix G. Tool Summary
In this summary, we use a monospaced font for actual commands such as javac. An italic font denotes descriptions of tool command components such as options. Items enclosed in brackets [...] are optional. Items separated by vertical bars | are alternatives. Do not include the brackets or vertical bars when typing the commands.
The Java Compiler
javac [options]sourceFile1|@fileList1sourceFile2|@fileList2 ...
A file list is a text file that contains one file name per line. For example,
File Greeting.list
1Greeting.java2GreetingTest.java
Then you can compile all files with the command
javac @Greeting.list
The Java compiler options are summarized in Table 1.
Table G.1. Common Compiler Options
Option | Description |
|---|---|
| The compiler is to look for classes on this path, overriding the Each location is a directory, JAR file, or ZIP file. Locations are separated by a platform-dependent separator ( |
| The compiler is to look for source files on this path. If not specified, source files are searched in the class path. |
| The compiler places files into the specified directory. |
| Generate debugging information. |
| Include information about all classes that are being compiled (useful for troubleshooting). |
| Give detailed information about the usage of deprecated messages. |
| Carry out additional ... |
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