Short Question - About javac.c where is it?

[Erik Joelsson]

Hello Max,

Javac, like most of the command line tools in the JDK is written in 
Java, so to look at the actual program, I would recommend starting here 
(assuming current mainline at http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk/jdk):

src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/Main.java

Most of the executables in the JDK are built from the same launcher src 
file with some different -D macro flags set to control which java class 
gets invoked by that launcher. The source for the launchers is located here:

src/java.base/share/native/launcher/main.c

Does that answer your question?

/Erik


On 2018-07-20 15:31, mr rupplin wrote:
> In building the OpenJDK where may we find the source code file(s) for the javac output?
>
> In libjli we find the java.c but locate javac.c returns no results.  How curious.
>
> Would you be a friend and help us out.  We love reading.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Max
>
> /sr software developer