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Subject:RE: The action of creating a JAR file From:"Richard Smith" <Richard -dot- Smith -at- windriver -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 16 Jul 2001 11:06:22 -0700
Unless you are using JIT,Ahead of time, or some dynamic adaptive compiling
scheme, it is a bit redundant to say compiling into class files. Compiling
by itself should do fine. Also, Java has a fairly strict hierarchy and
naming scheme. It may affect what you need to say.
I'd say the best way to say it is:
"The Java files comprising your COFFEE service must be compiled, and
archived into a JAR file."
or
"Compile, then JAR the COFFEE service files.
I'm pretty sure that Java developers should understand that.
I'd avoid using the verb package. It could lead to confusion given that the
COFFEE service files will probably be part of a specific Java package.
Richard Smith
> Does anyone know of a good verb for the process of taking a set of files
> and
> creating a new JAR file that consists of nothing but those files? What I
> have is:
>
> "The Java files comprising your COFFEE service must be compiled into
> class
> files, and should be imported into a JAR file."
>
> If it was a WinZip file, I'd say "zipped": "The Java files comprising
> your
> COFFEE service must be compiled into class files. The class files should
> be
> zipped into a WinZIP file."
>
> The corresponding verb for a JAR file should be "jarred", yet that
> sounds
> wrong. (I could continue the metaphor and say "poured", of course, but
> I'm
> reluctant.)
>
> Anyone got a good verb I could borrow? I have some nice fresh adverbs,
> only
> one careful driver, good resale value... <g>
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