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25
26 ## tool
27
28 javac.description=read Java class and interface definitions and compile them into bytecode and class files
29
30 ## standard options
31
32 javac.opt.g=\
33 Generate all debugging info
34 javac.opt.g.none=\
35 Generate no debugging info
36 javac.opt.g.lines.vars.source=\
37 Generate only some debugging info
38 javac.opt.nowarn=\
39 Generate only mandatory warnings
40 javac.opt.verbose=\
41 Output messages about what the compiler is doing
42 javac.opt.deprecation=\
43 Output source locations where deprecated APIs are used
44 javac.opt.classpath=\
45 Specify where to find user class files and annotation processors
46 javac.opt.modulepath=\
47 Specify where to find application modules
48 javac.opt.sourcepath=\
49 Specify where to find input source files
50 javac.opt.m=\
51 Compile only the specified module(s), check timestamps
52 javac.opt.modulesourcepath=\
53 Specify where to find input source files for multiple modules
54 javac.opt.bootclasspath=\
55 Override location of bootstrap class files
56 javac.opt.system=\
57 Override location of system modules
58 javac.opt.upgrademodulepath=\
59 Override location of upgradeable modules
60 javac.opt.endorseddirs=\
61 Override location of endorsed standards path
62 javac.opt.extdirs=\
63 Override location of installed extensions
64 javac.opt.processorpath=\
65 Specify where to find annotation processors
66 javac.opt.processormodulepath=\
67 Specify a module path where to find annotation processors
68 javac.opt.processor=\
69 Names of the annotation processors to run;\n\
70 bypasses default discovery process
71 javac.opt.parameters=\
72 Generate metadata for reflection on method parameters
73 javac.opt.proc.none.only=\
74 Control whether annotation processing and/or compilation is done.
75 javac.opt.d=\
76 Specify where to place generated class files
77 javac.opt.sourceDest=\
78 Specify where to place generated source files
79 javac.opt.headerDest=\
80 Specify where to place generated native header files
81 javac.opt.J=\
82 Pass <flag> directly to the runtime system
83 javac.opt.encoding=\
84 Specify character encoding used by source files
85 javac.opt.profile=\
86 Check that API used is available in the specified profile.\n\
87 This option is deprecated and may be removed in a future release.
88 javac.opt.target=\
89 Generate class files suitable for the specified Java SE release.\n\
90 Supported releases: \n {0}
91 javac.opt.release=\
92 Compile for the specified Java SE release.\n\
93 Supported releases: \n {0}
94 javac.opt.source=\
95 Provide source compatibility with the specified Java SE release.\n\
96 Supported releases: \n {0}
97 javac.opt.Werror=\
98 Terminate compilation if any warnings occur
99 javac.opt.arg.Werror=\
100 <key>(,<key>)*
101 javac.opt.Werror.custom=\
102 Specify lint categories for which warnings should terminate compilation,\n\
103 separated by comma.\n\
104 Precede a key by ''-'' to exclude the specified category.\n\
105 Use --help-lint to see the supported keys.
106 javac.opt.A=\
107 Options to pass to annotation processors
108 javac.opt.implicit=\
109 Specify whether to generate class files for implicitly referenced files
110 javac.opt.pkginfo=\
111 Specify handling of package-info files
112 javac.opt.multi-release=\
113 Specify which release to use in multi-release jars
114 javac.opt.arg.class=\
115 <class>
116 javac.opt.arg.class.list=\
117 <class1>[,<class2>,<class3>...]
118 javac.opt.arg.flag=\
119 <flag>
120 javac.opt.arg.key.equals.value=\
121 key[=value]
122 javac.opt.arg.path=\
123 <path>
124 javac.opt.arg.mspath=\
125 <module-source-path>
126 javac.opt.arg.m=\
127 <module>(,<module>)*
128 javac.opt.arg.jdk=\
129 <jdk>|none
130 javac.opt.arg.dirs=\
131 <dirs>
132 javac.opt.arg.directory=\
133 <directory>
134 javac.opt.arg.encoding=\
135 <encoding>
136 javac.opt.arg.profile=\
137 <profile>
138 javac.opt.arg.release=\
139 <release>
140 javac.opt.arg.number=\
141 <number>
142 javac.opt.plugin=\
143 Name and optional arguments for a plug-in to be run
144 javac.opt.arg.plugin=\
145 "name args"
146 javac.opt.arg.multi-release=\
147 <release>
148 javac.opt.arg.default.module.for.created.files=\
149 <module-name>
150
151 ## extended options
152
153 javac.opt.maxerrs=\
154 Set the maximum number of errors to print
155 javac.opt.maxwarns=\
156 Set the maximum number of warnings to print
157 javac.opt.nogj=\
158 Don''t accept generics in the language
159 javac.opt.moreinfo=\
160 Print extended information for type variables
161 javac.opt.printsearch=\
162 Print information where classfiles are searched
163 javac.opt.prompt=\
164 Stop after each error
165 javac.opt.s=\
166 Emit java sources instead of classfiles
167 javac.opt.version=\
168 Version information
169 javac.opt.arg.pathname=\
170 <pathname>
171 javac.opt.arg.file=\
172 <filename>
173 javac.opt.Xbootclasspath.p=\
174 Prepend to the bootstrap class path
175 javac.opt.Xbootclasspath.a=\
176 Append to the bootstrap class path
177 javac.opt.Xlint=\
178 Enable recommended lint warning categories. In this release, all\n\
179 available lint warning categories are recommended.
180 javac.opt.Xlint.all=\
181 Enable all lint warning categories
182 javac.opt.Xlint.none=\
183 Disable all lint warning categories
184 #L10N: do not localize: -Xlint
185 javac.opt.arg.Xlint=\
186 <key>(,<key>)*
187 javac.opt.Xlint.custom=\
188 Lint warning categories to enable or disable, separated by comma.\n\
189 Precede a key by ''-'' to disable the specified category. Use\n\
190 ''--help-lint'' to show supported keys and which categories are\n\
191 enabled by default.
192 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.auxiliaryclass=\
193 Warn about an auxiliary class that is hidden in a source file, and is used from other files.
194
195 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.cast=\
196 Warn about use of unnecessary casts.
197
198 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.classfile=\
199 Warn about issues related to classfile contents.
200
201 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.dangling-doc-comments=\
202 Warn about dangling documentation comments, not attached to any declaration.
203
204 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.missing-explicit-ctor=\
205 Warn about missing explicit constructors in public and protected classes in exported packages.
206
207 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.deprecation=\
208 Warn about use of deprecated items.
209
210 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.dep-ann=\
211 Warn about items marked as deprecated in JavaDoc but not using the @Deprecated annotation.
212
213 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.divzero=\
214 Warn about division by constant integer 0.
215
216 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.empty=\
217 Warn about empty statement after if.
218
219 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.exports=\
220 Warn about issues regarding module exports.
221
222 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.fallthrough=\
223 Warn about falling through from one case of a switch statement to the next.
224
225 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.finally=\
226 Warn about finally clauses that do not terminate normally.
227
228 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.incubating=\
229 Warn about use of incubating modules.
230
231 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.lossy-conversions=\
232 Warn about possible lossy conversions in compound assignment and bit shift operations.
233
234 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.module=\
235 Warn about module system related issues.
236
237 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.opens=\
238 Warn about issues regarding module opens.
239
240 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.options=\
241 Warn about issues relating to use of command line options.
242
243 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.output-file-clash=\
244 Warn when an output file is overwritten during compilation. This can occur, for example,\n\
245 \ on case-insensitive filesystems. Covers class files, native header files, and source files.
246
247 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.overloads=\
248 Warn about issues regarding method overloads.
249
250 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.overrides=\
251 Warn about issues regarding method overrides.
252
253 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.path=\
254 Warn about invalid path elements on the command line.
255
256 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.processing=\
257 Warn about issues regarding annotation processing.
258
259 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.rawtypes=\
260 Warn about use of raw types.
261
262 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.removal=\
263 Warn about use of API that has been marked for removal.
264
265 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.requires-automatic=\
266 Warn about use of automatic modules in the requires clauses.
267
268 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.requires-transitive-automatic=\
269 Warn about automatic modules in requires transitive.
270
271 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.serial=\
272 Warn about Serializable classes that do not have a serialVersionUID field. \n\
273 \ Also warn about other suspect declarations in Serializable and Externalizable classes and interfaces.
274
275 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.static=\
276 Warn about accessing a static member using an instance.
277
278 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.strictfp=\
279 Warn about unnecessary use of the strictfp modifier.
280
281 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.text-blocks=\
282 Warn about inconsistent white space characters in text block indentation.
283
284 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.this-escape=\
285 Warn when a constructor invokes a method that could be overriden in an external subclass.\n\
286 \ Such a method would execute before the subclass constructor completes its initialization.
287
288 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.try=\
289 Warn about issues relating to use of try blocks (i.e. try-with-resources).
290
291 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.unchecked=\
292 Warn about unchecked operations.
293
294 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.varargs=\
295 Warn about potentially unsafe vararg methods.
296
297 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.preview=\
298 Warn about use of preview language features.
299
300 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.restricted=\
301 Warn about use of restricted methods.
302
303 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.identity=\
304 Warn about uses of value-based classes where an identity class is expected.
305
306 javac.opt.Xlint.alias.of=\
307 Deprecated alias for ''{0}'' with an identical effect. Users are encouraged to use\n\
308 \ ''{0}'' instead of ''{1}'' for all current and future uses.
309
310 javac.opt.Xdoclint=\
311 Enable recommended checks for problems in javadoc comments
312 # L10N: do not localize: all none
313 javac.opt.Xdoclint.subopts = \
314 (all|none|[-]<group>)[/<access>]
315
316 # L10N: do not localize: accessibility html missing reference syntax
317 # L10N: do not localize: public protected package private
318 javac.opt.Xdoclint.custom=\
319 Enable or disable specific checks for problems in javadoc comments,\n\
320 where <group> is one of accessibility, html, missing, reference,\n\
321 or syntax, and <access> is one of public, protected, package,\n\
322 or private.
323
324 javac.opt.Xdoclint.package.args = \
325 [-]<packages>(,[-]<package>)*
326
327 javac.opt.Xdoclint.package.desc=\
328 Enable or disable checks in specific packages. Each <package> is either\n\
329 a qualified package name or a package name prefix followed by ''.*'',\n\
330 which expands to all sub-packages of the given package. Each <package>\n\
331 can be prefixed with ''-'' to disable checks for the specified package(s).
332
333 javac.opt.Xstdout=\
334 Redirect standard output
335 javac.opt.X=\
336 Print help on extra options
337 javac.opt.help=\
338 Print this help message
339 javac.opt.help.lint=\
340 Print the supported keys for -Xlint and -Werror
341 javac.opt.help.lint.header=\
342 The supported keys for -Xlint are:
343 javac.opt.help.lint.enabled.by.default=\
344 The following lint warning categories are enabled by default:
345 javac.opt.help.lint.footer=\
346 Categories and their aliases can be used interchangeably; for example, the flag\n\
347 ''-Xlint:{0},{1}'' would be redundant.
348 javac.opt.print=\
349 Print out a textual representation of specified types
350 javac.opt.printRounds=\
351 Print information about rounds of annotation processing
352 javac.opt.printProcessorInfo=\
353 Print information about which annotations a processor\n\
354 is asked to process
355 javac.opt.userpathsfirst=\
356 Search classpath and sourcepath for classes before the bootclasspath instead of after
357 javac.opt.prefer=\
358 Specify which file to read when both a source file and class file\n\
359 are found for an implicitly compiled class
360 # L10N: do not localize: ''preview''
361 javac.opt.preview=\
362 Enable preview language features.\n\
363 Also disables the ''preview'' lint category.\n\
364 To be used in conjunction with either -source or --release.
365 javac.opt.AT=\
366 Read options and filenames from file
367 javac.opt.diags=\
368 Select a diagnostic mode
369 javac.opt.addExports=\
370 Specify a package to be considered as exported from its\n\
371 defining module to additional modules, or to all unnamed modules\n\
372 if <other-module> is ALL-UNNAMED.
373 javac.opt.arg.addExports=\
374 <module>/<package>=<other-module>(,<other-module>)*
375 javac.opt.addReads=\
376 Specify additional modules to be considered as required by\n\
377 a given module; <other-module> may be ALL-UNNAMED to require\n\
378 the unnamed module.
379 javac.opt.arg.addReads=\
380 <module>=<other-module>(,<other-module>)*
381 javac.opt.patch=\
382 Override or augment a module with classes and resources\n\
383 in JAR files or directories
384 javac.opt.arg.patch=\
385 <module>=<file>(:<file>)*
386 javac.opt.addmods=\
387 Root modules to resolve in addition to the initial modules,\n\
388 or all modules on the module path if <module> is ALL-MODULE-PATH.
389 javac.opt.arg.addmods=\
390 <module>(,<module>)*
391 javac.opt.limitmods=\
392 Limit the universe of observable modules
393 javac.opt.arg.limitmods=\
394 <module>(,<module>)*
395 javac.opt.module.version=\
396 Specify version of modules that are being compiled
397 javac.opt.arg.module.version=\
398 <version>
399 javac.opt.inherit_runtime_environment=\
400 Inherit module system configuration options from the runtime environment.
401 javac.opt.default.module.for.created.files=\
402 Fallback target module for files created by annotation processors,\n\
403 if none specified or inferred.
404 javac.opt.lineDocComments=\
405 Disable support for documentation comments with lines beginning ''///''
406
407 ## messages
408
409 javac.msg.usage.header=\
410 Usage: {0} <options> <source files>\n\
411 where possible options include:
412
413 javac.msg.usage=\
414 Usage: {0} <options> <source files>\n\
415 use --help for a list of possible options
416
417 javac.msg.usage.nonstandard.footer=\
418 These extra options are subject to change without notice.
419
420 javac.msg.bug=\
421 An exception has occurred in the compiler ({0}). \
422 Please file a bug against the Java compiler via the Java bug reporting page (https://bugreport.java.com) \
423 after checking the Bug Database (https://bugs.java.com) for duplicates. \
424 Include your program, the following diagnostic, and the parameters passed to the Java compiler in your report. Thank you.
425
426 javac.msg.io=\
427 \n\nAn input/output error occurred.\n\
428 Consult the following stack trace for details.\n
429
430 javac.msg.proc.annotation.uncaught.exception=\
431 \n\nAn annotation processor threw an uncaught exception.\n\
432 Consult the following stack trace for details.\n
433
434 javac.msg.plugin.uncaught.exception=\
435 \n\nA plugin threw an uncaught exception.\n\
436 Consult the following stack trace for details.\n
437
438 javac.msg.resource=\
439 \n\nThe system is out of resources.\n\
440 Consult the following stack trace for details.\n
441
442 javac.version={0} {1}
443 javac.fullVersion={0} full version "{1}"
444
445 javac.msg.parameters.output=\
446 printing javac parameters to: {0}
447
448 javac.msg.parameters.output.error=\
449 error while trying to print javac parameters to: {0}, parameters will follow: