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[java] Java dependancy checking

Started by clum Jan 4, 2004 at 10:24 PM 4 replies 400+ views

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Jan 4, 2004 at 10:24 PM

Hi, I don''t normally write large programs in Java, and even when I do, I usually use NetBeans, so I am unfamiliar with this topic. How do people which use javac from the command line handle file dependencies? The first thing that came to mind was a Makefile, but I noticed that GNU make (I''m using linux) doesn''t have any built-in rules for java files, so I''m not so sure. How do the few people that use command line compilation do so? The official zorx website

Raghar

Jan 5, 2004 at 7:15 PM

"How do people which use javac from the command line handle file dependencies?"

You push everything into one directory and compile. I didn''t have too much problems with it, yet. Makexxx are generaly harmfull

CaptainJester

Jan 5, 2004 at 8:35 PM

javac is a smart compiler. If it cannot find a class file for a dependency, it will compile the appropriate source file, if it is available and in the classpath. It cannot check out of date class files though.

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clum

Jan 5, 2004 at 9:54 PM

In other words, I either recompile everything everytime, pay attention when I change things, or create my own Makefile?

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Arild Fines

Jan 5, 2004 at 10:33 PM

Use Ant, as the AP said.

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