Including the meost recent 'javac' compiler (in tools.jar) in the netrexx distribution

[ThSITC]

I do recognice that the Eclipse compiler is contained in the NetRexx
distribution in NetRexxF.jar.

Might it not be an *idea* for simplicity to include Sun's tools.jar as
well (when this does'nt violate any
copyright rules) ?

That would enable NetRexx users to use:

- ecj      for development (easy, as it is the default)
- javac  for deployment   (only in the last compilation, for deployment)

as Kermit indicated that -ecj does produce bigger classes than -javac

The point is that installing the JDK is not so simple, as it takes a lot
of energy to *move* the proper
tools.jar of the JDK to the proper .../JRE/LIB/EXT directory

Thomas.

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> it takes a lot of energy to *move* the proper tools.jar of the JDK to the
proper .../JRE/LIB/EXT directory

It doesn't take quite as much energy simply to put tools.jar in your
CLASSPATH, Thomas.


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Plus; the Oracle tools.jar will only work if you're using Oracle's Java SDK.  Anyone using a different vendor's Java likely will experience many unexpected problems.

A.

On 17 June 2015 at 16:29, Tom Maynard <[hidden email]> wrote:

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Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 17:59

> it takes a lot of energy to *move* the proper tools.jar of the JDK to the
proper .../JRE/LIB/EXT directory

It doesn't take quite as much energy simply to put tools.jar in your
CLASSPATH, Thomas.

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