edu.mit.ai.psg.jeva
Interface CompileUnit.CompilerCommand

All Known Implementing Classes:

CompileUnit.JavaCInProcess, CompileUnit.CompilerInOwnProcess

Enclosing class:

CompileUnit

public static interface CompileUnit.CompilerCommand

interface for invoking compilers using command line arguments

Method Summary

boolean

compile(String[] commandLineArguments, OutputStream outStream, OutputStream errStream) compile files specified by commandLineArguments

Method Detail

compile

public boolean compile(String[] commandLineArguments,
                       OutputStream outStream,
                       OutputStream errStream)
                throws SecurityException,
                       IllegalStateException

compile files specified by commandLineArguments

Parameters:

commandLineArguments - are the standard javac options and arguments.

Returns:

true if compilation succeeded, so program class files are now loadable; false if there were compilation errors in program being compiled, so program class files are not loadable.

Throws:

SecurityException - if compiler wasn't able to run because of security violations. Try another compiler.

IllegalStateException - if compiler wasn't able to run, e.g., perhaps it isn't installed correctly. Try another compiler.