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package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.compilers;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.condition.Os;
import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Commandline;
import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
import org.apache.tools.ant.util.JavaEnvUtils;

Performs a compile using javac externally.
Since:Ant 1.4
/** * Performs a compile using javac externally. * * @since Ant 1.4 */
public class JavacExternal extends DefaultCompilerAdapter {
Performs a compile using the Javac externally.
Throws:
Returns:true if the compilation succeeded
/** * Performs a compile using the Javac externally. * @return true if the compilation succeeded * @throws BuildException on error */
@Override public boolean execute() throws BuildException { attributes.log("Using external javac compiler", Project.MSG_VERBOSE); Commandline cmd = new Commandline(); cmd.setExecutable(getJavac().getJavacExecutable()); if (assumeJava1_3Plus()) { setupModernJavacCommandlineSwitches(cmd); } else { setupJavacCommandlineSwitches(cmd, true); } int openVmsFirstFileName = assumeJava1_2Plus() ? cmd.size() : -1; logAndAddFilesToCompile(cmd); //On VMS platform, we need to create a special java options file //containing the arguments and classpath for the javac command. //The special file is supported by the "-V" switch on the VMS JVM. if (Os.isFamily("openvms")) { return execOnVMS(cmd, openVmsFirstFileName); } String[] commandLine = cmd.getCommandline(); int firstFileName; if (assumeJava1_2Plus()) { firstFileName = moveJOptionsToBeginning(commandLine); } else { firstFileName = -1; } return executeExternalCompile(commandLine, firstFileName, true) == 0; }
Moves all -J arguments to the beginning So that all command line arguments could be written to file, but -J As per javac documentation: you can specify one or more files that contain arguments to the javac command (except -J options)
Params:
  • commandLine – command line to process
Returns:int index of first non -J argument
/** * Moves all -J arguments to the beginning * So that all command line arguments could be written to file, but -J * As per javac documentation: * you can specify one or more files that contain arguments to the javac command (except -J options) * @param commandLine command line to process * @return int index of first non -J argument */
private int moveJOptionsToBeginning(String[] commandLine) { int nonJArgumentIdx = 1; // 0 for javac executable while(nonJArgumentIdx < commandLine.length && commandLine[nonJArgumentIdx].startsWith("-J")) { nonJArgumentIdx++; } for(int i = nonJArgumentIdx + 1; i < commandLine.length; i++) { if (commandLine[i].startsWith("-J")) { String jArgument = commandLine[i]; for(int j = i - 1; j >= nonJArgumentIdx; j--) { commandLine[j + 1] = commandLine[j]; } commandLine[nonJArgumentIdx] = jArgument; nonJArgumentIdx++; } } return nonJArgumentIdx; }
helper method to execute our command on VMS.
Params:
  • cmd – Commandline
  • firstFileName – int
Returns:boolean
/** * helper method to execute our command on VMS. * @param cmd Commandline * @param firstFileName int * @return boolean */
private boolean execOnVMS(Commandline cmd, int firstFileName) { File vmsFile = null; try { vmsFile = JavaEnvUtils.createVmsJavaOptionFile(cmd.getArguments()); String[] commandLine = {cmd.getExecutable(), "-V", vmsFile.getPath()}; return 0 == executeExternalCompile(commandLine, firstFileName, true); } catch (IOException e) { throw new BuildException( "Failed to create a temporary file for \"-V\" switch"); } finally { FileUtils.delete(vmsFile); } } }