Intended usage of `java --dry-run`?

[Alan Bateman]

On 13/04/2017 15:12, Jochen Theodorou wrote:

> :
>
> How about:
>
> create VM and load main class but do not execute main method.
> This may still execute code. The --dry-run option may be useful for 
> validating the command-line options such as the module system 
> configuration.
>
> or something similar... just a very very brief hint at least
It does give a hint but it could confuse too in that the reader will 
wonder what code may execute. I think I would prefer to keep it simple.

-Alan