Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:08:31 -0800
6396503: javac should not require assertions enabled
Reviewed-by: mcimadamore
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4 The Java™ programming language compiler API is a set of interfaces that describes the
5 functions provided by a compiler. This API has three
6 main objectives:
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11 <li>Allow invocation of a compiler from a program using
12 standardized interfaces.</li>
14 <li>Provide interfaces enabling the compiler to report diagnostics in a
15 structured way.</li>
17 <li>Provide interfaces enabling clients of the compiler to override
18 how file objects are found. "File objects" is a file
19 abstraction.</li>
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