Am 22.03.2010 um 16:05 schrieb Douglas E. Engert: >> Initial Comment: >> In my effort to slim down JXplorer for usage in web browsers, I >> implemented source code preprocessing. A very simple one, of course. >> >> How it works: >> >> - Before compilation, all source files are backed up. >> >> - Before compilation, all source files are run through a >> preprocessor script, which comments out part of the source >> (leading //'s)and replaces files in place. >> >> - After compilation, original source files are restored back into >> into place. > > Why not make a separate copy with the changes, then build both the > program > and the applet? > Overwriting the source and replacing just sounds like trouble.
This was my my first idea, too, and I had it working this way. However, compiler warnings and runtime exceptions point pretty precisely to the location of trouble. If you compile copies in a separate directory, these locators point to that separate diretory as well. Clickable links provided by IDEs open the wrong file instead of the original source. That said, it might perform faster to set original sources aside instead of tar'ing them up. >> - Put pairs of //#if SOME_FLAG and //#endif on single lines into >> your code. > > Why not just use standard preprocessor directives? Are there any established ones for Java? If yes, I couldn't find them. A plain #if would work as well, but then the original source is no longer compileable and you have to process inactive flags as well (prefix only the directives with a // ). Markus - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dipl. Ing. Markus Hitter http://www.jump-ing.de/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ Jxplorer-devel mailing list Jxplorer-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jxplorer-devel
