External Compilation

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By default, the External Compilation compiler type points to the javac compiler provided with the JDK on which you run the IDE. To view or change the properties of External Compilation, open the Options window, expand Building and expand  Compiler Types and select External Compilation. When you change the value of a property, your change affects all classes that use External Compilation.

Tip Except for the Internal Compiler, almost all of the IDE's compiler types are copies of the EExternal Compilation that have been configured to work with specific compilers executables and options. The actual properties are the same for most of these compiler types.

You can set the following properties:

Properties

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For more information on the javac compiler, see:

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/docs/tooldocs/win32/javac.html 
See Also
Internal Compilation
Jikes Compilation
Building With Ant

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