Tomcat has been using sun.tools.javac.Main as the default java compiler for compiling the java files generated by Jasper. This compiler is essentially a JDK1.2 compiler, current deprecated and unsupported. The warning message "Note: sun.tools.javac.Main has been deprecated" is probably familiar to a lot of people.
The compiler to use is com.sun.tools.javac.Main. The only thing that prevented us from switching over to this one is the fact that it does not allow a PrintWriter to be specified for error messages that it may produce, which essentially force tomcat to synchronize all compilation processes, a big performance hit. I believe that J2sdk1.4.1, currently targetted for FCS in fall 2002, will provide a javac.Main which allows us to specify a PrintWriter, essentially removing the need for synchronizing the compilation. We definitely will use that when it becomes available. However, I recently runs into problem with sun.tools.javac.Main which surfaces when a jsp page gets large. Sometimes it produces bogus errors, and somteitmes it even produces bad class files that cannot be loaded by VM. I am contemplating switching over to using com.sun.tools.javac.Main now, for 4.1 (jasper2). If there are objections, please let me know. BTW, anyone know the best way to capture javac error messages written to standard err stream? I want to avoid calling Runtime.getRuntime().exec if there is a way. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
