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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. Precede a key by ''-'' to exclude the specified category.\n\
104     Use --help-lint to see the supported keys.
105 javac.opt.A=\
106     Options to pass to annotation processors
107 javac.opt.implicit=\
108     Specify whether to generate class files for implicitly referenced files
109 javac.opt.pkginfo=\
110     Specify handling of package-info files
111 javac.opt.multi-release=\
112     Specify which release to use in multi-release jars
113 javac.opt.arg.class=\
114     <class>
115 javac.opt.arg.class.list=\
116     <class1>[,<class2>,<class3>...]
117 javac.opt.arg.flag=\
118     <flag>
119 javac.opt.arg.key.equals.value=\
120     key[=value]
121 javac.opt.arg.path=\
122     <path>
123 javac.opt.arg.mspath=\
124     <module-source-path>
125 javac.opt.arg.m=\
126     <module>(,<module>)*
127 javac.opt.arg.jdk=\
128     <jdk>|none
129 javac.opt.arg.dirs=\
130     <dirs>
131 javac.opt.arg.directory=\
132     <directory>
133 javac.opt.arg.encoding=\
134     <encoding>
135 javac.opt.arg.profile=\
136     <profile>
137 javac.opt.arg.release=\
138     <release>
139 javac.opt.arg.number=\
140     <number>
141 javac.opt.plugin=\
142     Name and optional arguments for a plug-in to be run
143 javac.opt.arg.plugin=\
144     "name args"
145 javac.opt.arg.multi-release=\
146     <release>
147 javac.opt.arg.default.module.for.created.files=\
148     <module-name>
149 
150 ## extended options
151 
152 javac.opt.maxerrs=\
153     Set the maximum number of errors to print
154 javac.opt.maxwarns=\
155     Set the maximum number of warnings to print
156 javac.opt.nogj=\
157     Don''t accept generics in the language
158 javac.opt.moreinfo=\
159     Print extended information for type variables
160 javac.opt.printsearch=\
161     Print information where classfiles are searched
162 javac.opt.prompt=\
163     Stop after each error
164 javac.opt.s=\
165     Emit java sources instead of classfiles
166 javac.opt.version=\
167     Version information
168 javac.opt.arg.pathname=\
169     <pathname>
170 javac.opt.arg.file=\
171     <filename>
172 javac.opt.Xbootclasspath.p=\
173     Prepend to the bootstrap class path
174 javac.opt.Xbootclasspath.a=\
175     Append to the bootstrap class path
176 javac.opt.Xlint=\
177     Enable recommended lint warning categories. In this release, all\n\
178     available lint warning categories are recommended.
179 javac.opt.Xlint.all=\
180     Enable all lint warning categories
181 javac.opt.Xlint.none=\
182     Disable all lint warning categories
183 #L10N: do not localize: -Xlint
184 javac.opt.arg.Xlint=\
185     <key>(,<key>)*
186 javac.opt.Xlint.custom=\
187     Lint warning categories to enable or disable, separated by comma.\n\
188     Precede a key by ''-'' to disable the specified category. Use\n\
189     ''--help-lint'' to show supported keys and which categories are\n\
190     enabled by default.
191 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.auxiliaryclass=\
192     Warn about an auxiliary class that is hidden in a source file, and is used from other files.
193 
194 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.cast=\
195     Warn about use of unnecessary casts.
196 
197 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.classfile=\
198     Warn about issues related to classfile contents.
199 
200 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.dangling-doc-comments=\
201     Warn about dangling documentation comments, not attached to any declaration.
202 
203 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.missing-explicit-ctor=\
204     Warn about missing explicit constructors in public and protected classes in exported packages.
205 
206 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.deprecation=\
207     Warn about use of deprecated items.
208 
209 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.dep-ann=\
210     Warn about items marked as deprecated in JavaDoc but not using the @Deprecated annotation.
211 
212 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.divzero=\
213     Warn about division by constant integer 0.
214 
215 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.empty=\
216     Warn about empty statement after if.
217 
218 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.exports=\
219     Warn about issues regarding module exports.
220 
221 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.fallthrough=\
222     Warn about falling through from one case of a switch statement to the next.
223 
224 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.finally=\
225     Warn about finally clauses that do not terminate normally.
226 
227 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.incubating=\
228     Warn about use of incubating modules.
229 
230 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.initialization=\
231     Warn about code in identity classes that wouldn''t be allowed in early\n\
232 \                         construction due to a this dependency.
233 
234 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.lossy-conversions=\
235     Warn about possible lossy conversions in compound assignment.
236 
237 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.module=\
238     Warn about module system related issues.
239 
240 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.migration=\
241     Warn about issues related to migration of JDK classes.
242 
243 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.opens=\
244     Warn about issues regarding module opens.
245 
246 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.options=\
247     Warn about issues relating to use of command line options.
248 
249 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.output-file-clash=\
250     Warn when an output file is overwritten during compilation. This can occur, for example,\n\
251 \                         on case-insensitive filesystems. Covers class files, native header files, and source files.
252 
253 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.overloads=\
254     Warn about issues regarding method overloads.
255 
256 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.overrides=\
257     Warn about issues regarding method overrides.
258 
259 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.path=\
260     Warn about invalid path elements on the command line.
261 
262 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.processing=\
263     Warn about issues regarding annotation processing.
264 
265 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.rawtypes=\
266     Warn about use of raw types.
267 
268 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.removal=\
269     Warn about use of API that has been marked for removal.
270 
271 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.requires-automatic=\
272     Warn about use of automatic modules in the requires clauses.
273 
274 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.requires-transitive-automatic=\
275     Warn about automatic modules in requires transitive.
276 
277 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.serial=\
278     Warn about Serializable classes that do not have a serialVersionUID field. \n\
279 \                         Also warn about other suspect declarations in Serializable and Externalizable classes and interfaces.
280 
281 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.static=\
282     Warn about accessing a static member using an instance.
283 
284 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.strictfp=\
285     Warn about unnecessary use of the strictfp modifier.
286 
287 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.text-blocks=\
288     Warn about inconsistent white space characters in text block indentation.
289 
290 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.this-escape=\
291     Warn when a constructor invokes a method that could be overriden in an external subclass.\n\
292 \                         Such a method would execute before the subclass constructor completes its initialization.
293 
294 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.try=\
295     Warn about issues relating to use of try blocks (i.e. try-with-resources).
296 
297 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.unchecked=\
298     Warn about unchecked operations.
299 
300 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.varargs=\
301     Warn about potentially unsafe vararg methods.
302 
303 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.preview=\
304     Warn about use of preview language features.
305 
306 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.restricted=\
307     Warn about use of restricted methods.
308 
309 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.identity=\
310     Warn about uses of value-based classes where an identity class is expected.
311 
312 javac.opt.Xlint.alias.of=\
313     Deprecated alias for ''{0}'' with an identical effect. Users are encouraged to use\n\
314 \                         ''{0}'' instead of ''{1}'' for all current and future uses.
315 
316 javac.opt.Xdoclint=\
317     Enable recommended checks for problems in javadoc comments
318 # L10N: do not localize: all none
319 javac.opt.Xdoclint.subopts = \
320     (all|none|[-]<group>)[/<access>]
321 
322 # L10N: do not localize: accessibility html missing reference syntax
323 # L10N: do not localize: public protected package private
324 javac.opt.Xdoclint.custom=\
325     Enable or disable specific checks for problems in javadoc comments,\n\
326     where <group> is one of accessibility, html, missing, reference,\n\
327     or syntax, and <access> is one of public, protected, package,\n\
328     or private.
329 
330 javac.opt.Xdoclint.package.args = \
331     [-]<packages>(,[-]<package>)*
332 
333 javac.opt.Xdoclint.package.desc=\
334     Enable or disable checks in specific packages. Each <package> is either\n\
335     a qualified package name or a package name prefix followed by ''.*'',\n\
336     which expands to all sub-packages of the given package. Each <package>\n\
337     can be prefixed with ''-'' to disable checks for the specified package(s).
338 
339 javac.opt.Xstdout=\
340     Redirect standard output
341 javac.opt.X=\
342     Print help on extra options
343 javac.opt.help=\
344     Print this help message
345 javac.opt.help.lint=\
346     Print the supported keys for -Xlint and -Werror
347 javac.opt.help.lint.header=\
348     The supported keys for -Xlint are:
349 javac.opt.help.lint.enabled.by.default=\
350     The following lint warning categories are enabled by default:
351 javac.opt.help.lint.footer=\
352     Categories and their aliases can be used interchangeably; for example, the flag\n\
353     ''-Xlint:{0},{1}'' would be redundant.
354 javac.opt.print=\
355     Print out a textual representation of specified types
356 javac.opt.printRounds=\
357     Print information about rounds of annotation processing
358 javac.opt.printProcessorInfo=\
359     Print information about which annotations a processor\n\
360     is asked to process
361 javac.opt.userpathsfirst=\
362     Search classpath and sourcepath for classes before the bootclasspath instead of after
363 javac.opt.prefer=\
364     Specify which file to read when both a source file and class file\n\
365     are found for an implicitly compiled class
366 # L10N: do not localize: ''preview''
367 javac.opt.preview=\
368     Enable preview language features. Also disables the ''preview'' lint category.\n\
369     To be used in conjunction with either -source or --release.
370 javac.opt.AT=\
371     Read options and filenames from file
372 javac.opt.diags=\
373     Select a diagnostic mode
374 javac.opt.addExports=\
375     Specify a package to be considered as exported from its\n\
376     defining module to additional modules, or to all unnamed modules\n\
377     if <other-module> is ALL-UNNAMED.
378 javac.opt.arg.addExports=\
379     <module>/<package>=<other-module>(,<other-module>)*
380 javac.opt.addReads=\
381     Specify additional modules to be considered as required by\n\
382     a given module; <other-module> may be ALL-UNNAMED to require\n\
383     the unnamed module.
384 javac.opt.arg.addReads=\
385     <module>=<other-module>(,<other-module>)*
386 javac.opt.patch=\
387     Override or augment a module with classes and resources\n\
388     in JAR files or directories
389 javac.opt.arg.patch=\
390     <module>=<file>(:<file>)*
391 javac.opt.addmods=\
392     Root modules to resolve in addition to the initial modules,\n\
393     or all modules on the module path if <module> is ALL-MODULE-PATH.
394 javac.opt.arg.addmods=\
395     <module>(,<module>)*
396 javac.opt.limitmods=\
397     Limit the universe of observable modules
398 javac.opt.arg.limitmods=\
399     <module>(,<module>)*
400 javac.opt.module.version=\
401     Specify version of modules that are being compiled
402 javac.opt.arg.module.version=\
403     <version>
404 javac.opt.inherit_runtime_environment=\
405     Inherit module system configuration options from the runtime environment.
406 javac.opt.default.module.for.created.files=\
407     Fallback target module for files created by annotation processors,\n\
408     if none specified or inferred.
409 javac.opt.lineDocComments=\
410     Disable support for documentation comments with lines beginning ''///''
411 
412 ## messages
413 
414 javac.msg.usage.header=\
415 Usage: {0} <options> <source files>\n\
416 where possible options include:
417 
418 javac.msg.usage=\
419     Usage: {0} <options> <source files>\n\
420     use --help for a list of possible options
421 
422 javac.msg.usage.nonstandard.footer=\
423 These extra options are subject to change without notice.
424 
425 javac.msg.bug=\
426 An exception has occurred in the compiler ({0}). \
427 Please file a bug against the Java compiler via the Java bug reporting page (https://bugreport.java.com) \
428 after checking the Bug Database (https://bugs.java.com) for duplicates. \
429 Include your program, the following diagnostic, and the parameters passed to the Java compiler in your report. Thank you.
430 
431 javac.msg.io=\
432 \n\nAn input/output error occurred.\n\
433 Consult the following stack trace for details.\n
434 
435 javac.msg.proc.annotation.uncaught.exception=\
436 \n\nAn annotation processor threw an uncaught exception.\n\
437 Consult the following stack trace for details.\n
438 
439 javac.msg.plugin.uncaught.exception=\
440 \n\nA plugin threw an uncaught exception.\n\
441 Consult the following stack trace for details.\n
442 
443 javac.msg.resource=\
444 \n\nThe system is out of resources.\n\
445 Consult the following stack trace for details.\n
446 
447 javac.version={0} {1}
448 javac.fullVersion={0} full version "{1}"
449 
450 javac.msg.parameters.output=\
451 printing javac parameters to: {0}
452 
453 javac.msg.parameters.output.error=\
454 error while trying to print javac parameters to: {0}, parameters will follow: