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Re: How to direct javac to search a jar file?

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On Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 4:23:34 PM UTC-4, Lew wrote:
> If you had read the docs, you would have seen that the folder approach would work with two additional characters in the classpath spec.

What additional characters?

On Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at 9:31:02 AM UTC-4, Nigel Wade wrote:
> On 03/08/16 13:32, Eric Douglas wrote:
> > So you're saying Nigel is a liar and you can put jars in a classpath using a folder reference?
> 
> He's not saying that at all. He's saying that there is a better solution than your solution of explicitly listing every jar on the classpath.
> If you'd taken the trouble to read the documentation instead of dismissing it as a wast of time, you'd know what it was.

I did read the docs.  It said folders work, which you just said don't work, and I didn't see "additional characters" in there.  If you were wrong, or at least unclear, just clarify instead of trying to be insulting.

C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_102\bin>javac
Usage: javac <options> <source files>
where possible options include:
  -g                         Generate all debugging info
  -g:none                    Generate no debugging info
  -g:{lines,vars,source}     Generate only some debugging info
  -nowarn                    Generate no warnings
  -verbose                   Output messages about what the compiler is doing
  -deprecation               Output source locations where deprecated APIs are u
sed
  -classpath <path>          Specify where to find user class files and annotati
on processors
  -cp <path>                 Specify where to find user class files and annotati
on processors
  -sourcepath <path>         Specify where to find input source files
  -bootclasspath <path>      Override location of bootstrap class files
  -extdirs <dirs>            Override location of installed extensions
  -endorseddirs <dirs>       Override location of endorsed standards path
  -proc:{none,only}          Control whether annotation processing and/or compil
ation is done.
  -processor <class1>[,<class2>,<class3>...] Names of the annotation processors
to run; bypasses default discovery process
  -processorpath <path>      Specify where to find annotation processors
  -parameters                Generate metadata for reflection on method paramete
rs
  -d <directory>             Specify where to place generated class files
  -s <directory>             Specify where to place generated source files
  -h <directory>             Specify where to place generated native header file
s
  -implicit:{none,class}     Specify whether or not to generate class files for
implicitly referenced files
  -encoding <encoding>       Specify character encoding used by source files
  -source <release>          Provide source compatibility with specified release

  -target <release>          Generate class files for specific VM version
  -profile <profile>         Check that API used is available in the specified p
rofile
  -version                   Version information
  -help                      Print a synopsis of standard options
  -Akey[=value]              Options to pass to annotation processors
  -X                         Print a synopsis of nonstandard options
  -J<flag>                   Pass <flag> directly to the runtime system
  -Werror                    Terminate compilation if warnings occur
  @<filename>                Read options and filenames from file

C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_102\bin>java
Usage: java [-options] class [args...]
           (to execute a class)
   or  java [-options] -jar jarfile [args...]
           (to execute a jar file)
where options include:
    -d32          use a 32-bit data model if available
    -d64          use a 64-bit data model if available
    -server       to select the "server" VM
                  The default VM is server.

    -cp <class search path of directories and zip/jar files>
    -classpath <class search path of directories and zip/jar files>
                  A ; separated list of directories, JAR archives,
                  and ZIP archives to search for class files.
    -D<name>=<value>
                  set a system property
    -verbose:[class|gc|jni]
                  enable verbose output
    -version      print product version and exit
    -version:<value>
                  Warning: this feature is deprecated and will be removed
                  in a future release.
                  require the specified version to run
    -showversion  print product version and continue
    -jre-restrict-search | -no-jre-restrict-search
                  Warning: this feature is deprecated and will be removed
                  in a future release.
                  include/exclude user private JREs in the version search
    -? -help      print this help message
    -X            print help on non-standard options
    -ea[:<packagename>...|:<classname>]
    -enableassertions[:<packagename>...|:<classname>]
                  enable assertions with specified granularity
    -da[:<packagename>...|:<classname>]
    -disableassertions[:<packagename>...|:<classname>]
                  disable assertions with specified granularity
    -esa | -enablesystemassertions
                  enable system assertions
    -dsa | -disablesystemassertions
                  disable system assertions
    -agentlib:<libname>[=<options>]
                  load native agent library <libname>, e.g. -agentlib:hprof
                  see also, -agentlib:jdwp=help and -agentlib:hprof=help
    -agentpath:<pathname>[=<options>]
                  load native agent library by full pathname
    -javaagent:<jarpath>[=<options>]
                  load Java programming language agent, see java.lang.instrument

    -splash:<imagepath>
                  show splash screen with specified image
See http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/index.html for more details.

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How to direct javac to search a jar file? parmenides <xparmenides@yahoo.com> - 2016-08-02 22:48 +0800
  Re: How to direct javac to search a jar file? Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2016-08-02 08:11 -0700
  Re: How to direct javac to search a jar file? Nigel Wade <nmw@local.domain> - 2016-08-02 17:50 +0100
    Re: How to direct javac to search a jar file? Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2016-08-02 10:49 -0700
      Re: How to direct javac to search a jar file? Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2016-08-02 10:53 -0700
        Re: How to direct javac to search a jar file? Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2016-08-02 11:11 -0700
          Re: How to direct javac to search a jar file? Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2016-08-02 13:23 -0700
            Re: How to direct javac to search a jar file? Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2016-08-03 05:32 -0700
              Re: How to direct javac to search a jar file? Nigel Wade <nmw@local.domain> - 2016-08-03 14:30 +0100
                Re: How to direct javac to search a jar file? Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2016-08-03 12:02 -0700
                Re: How to direct javac to search a jar file? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-08-03 19:34 -0400
                Re: How to direct javac to search a jar file? Nigel Wade <nmw@local.domain> - 2016-08-04 14:22 +0100
              Re: How to direct javac to search a jar file? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-08-03 21:25 -0400
              Re: How to direct javac to search a jar file? Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2016-08-05 15:31 -0700

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