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Re: organization of class path
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Thomas Ball)
Fri Nov 10 21:25:04 1995
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 1995 14:55:46 -0800
From: Thomas.Ball@Eng.Sun.COM (Thomas Ball)
To: garya@village.org
Cc: java-interest@java.Eng.Sun.COM
> If you modified three files, not in the same class derivation path,
> you have to do:
> javac MyPkg.Class1.java MyPkg.Class2.java MyPkg.Class3.java
> which is a lot more than
> javac Class1.java Class2.java Class3.java
Which is a lot more than "make" or "nmake". I hate typing as much as
you seem to, so I start a makefile as soon as I start a new project.
I'm so lazy, I even have makefiles in subdirectories which do nothing
but invoke the top-level makefile. Now having to remember build steps
frees my few remaining brain cells for more creative work.
Yes, the Java development needs work, and several tools developers
(both inside and outside of Sun) have expressed interest in providing
better development environments for all of us. In the meantime,
consider using any and all tools your platform already offers -- Java
development will get better soon.
Tom Ball
(If any Win32 folk lack a decent make, consider purchasing the MKS
Toolkit, 32-bit version. It's worth every penny, even if you don't
have a Unix background.)
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