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nb-javac-android

nb-javac is a patched version of OpenJDK "javac", i.e., the Java compiler. This has long been part of NetBeans, providing a highly tuned Java compiler specifically for the Java editor i.e., parsing and lexing for features such as syntax coloring, code completion.

nb-javac-android is a patched version of nb-javac. It allows developers to use javac i.e. the Java Compiler in android applications.

This version of nb-javac is meant to be used with AndroidIDE. If you want to use it in your project, you might need to do some modifications. See Issue #1 for more information.

Building nb-javac jar files

Prerequisite

• Git
• Ant 1.9.9 or above
• JDK 8 (to build nb-javac). Other versions are not recommended.
• Apache Maven

Build the project

1. Obtain the code with the following command

$ git clone https://github.com/itsaky/nb-javac-android.git

2. To get a specific version use the following command

$ git checkout <release_tag_name> 

3. Run the below command to build nb-javac.

$ ant -f ./make/langtools/netbeans/nb-javac clean jar

A JAR named nb-javac-<ver>-android.jar will be generatead at location ./make/langtools/netbeans/nb-javac/dist/

4. Run below command to zip the source code of nb-javac

$ ant -f ./make/langtools/netbeans/nb-javac zip-nb-javac-sources

Publishing to maven central / OSSRH

1. Aquire an account for OSSRH from sonatype and get access to the target groupId See here: https://central.sonatype.org/pages/ossrh-guide.html

2. Configure the maven installation so that the credentials are made available for the server with the id oss.sonatype.org

3. Run

   ant -f ./make/langtools/netbeans/nb-javac publish-to-ossrh-snapshots -Dmaven.groupId=your.grp.id
   

   to publish snapshot artifacts (https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/)

4. Run

   ant -f ./make/langtools/netbeans/nb-javac publish-to-maven-central -Dmaven.groupId=your.grp.id
   

   to stage the release, which will get promoted to maven central, after it has been manually released.

Documentation

• https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Overview%3A+nb-javac
• https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Release+Schedule
• https://confluence.oraclecorp.com/confluence/display/NB/nb-javac+JDK14+uptake
• https://wiki.se.oracle.com/display/JPG/Behavior+without+NB-Javac

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Contributing

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Security

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