Since the distinction between the classic and modern switches for the Javac task hasn't/can't be implemented, wouldn't it be appropriate to remove the option in the code and doc?
William Ferguson This transmission is for the intended addressee only and is confidential information. If you have received this transmission in error, please delete it and notify the sender. The contents of this E-mail are the opinion of the writer only and are not endorsed by Mincom Limited unless expressly stated otherwise. > -----Original Message----- > From: Fergus Gallagher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 9 February 2000 22:17 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Problem building ant with JDK1.3 modern > > > I'm not sure but it looks to me like com.sun.tools.javac.Main invokes > the "modern" compiler by default. Conversely, I can't see > how to invoke > the "classic" compiler. > > Fergus > > James Duncan Davidson wrote: > > > > > Doh! I guess I should have looked at the source carefully - this > > > compiler hasn't been implemented! > > > > Oops. This was a skeleton that I stubbed in to be filled in.. It was > > before the 1.3 stuff was widely used, so I thought I had > time.. Guess > > not. > > > > It's easy enough to steal the code from the classic > compiler section -- > > the syntax differences in the command aren't much > different. Mainly it's > > just a switch in the classname of the entry point > > com.sun.tools.javac.Main I beleive. > > > > .duncan > > > > -- > > James Davidson > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Java + XML / Portable Code + Portable Data > !try; do() > > -- > Fergus Gallagher Tel: +44 (20) 89 87 07 17 > Orbis Fax: +44 (20) 87 42 26 49 > The Swan Centre email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Fishers Lane Web: http://www.orbisuk.com > London W4 1RX / UK >
