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I installed xcode to write java apps, but when i want to compile them, the build menu is all grayed out. Any suggestions?
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Originally Posted by warra
I installed xcode to write java apps, but when i want to compile them, the build menu is all grayed out. Any suggestions?
You realize that Xcode can only compile projects, not individual files, right? (That is, even if there's only one file you want to compile, it has to be in a project, because that is where Xcode stores its build settings.)
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no, i didn't know that. How would I go about just compiling one file? Told you I was new to xcode...
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You might be able to just use the command-line Java compiler -- javac.
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I'm not really sure on any of this b/c although I have xcode installed, I haven't had the time to sit down and learn to use it.
But you might find more help in the developer's center forum
http://forums.macnn.com/developer-center/
hope that at least gives you a starting point. Good luck.
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to compile one file, you will need to create a project in xcode and then have your file listed there to be built.
tomchu has the right idea if you would rather not create a project: write up the code in xcode (for the nice color coding and help strings) and then use javac from terminal (not sure what all the arguments would be, but it will create the files for you) for the compile/build....and checking the developer's forum is also always a good thing too.
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Like people are saying, either just use [font=Courier New]javac[/font] from the command line, or make a project in Xcode. The proper project template is "Java tool" or something like that.
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I tried using Java Tool, then created a new file (a very simple java program), but it said it it failed whil trying to build.
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Don't create a new file. Edit the projectname.java file that is automatically created for you.
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If you're just making simple (less than 10 files) Java programs, forget XCode. I'd download jEdit or TextWrangler and use one of those to edit your files and then open up a Terminal and type:
"javac YourJavaFile.java"
to compile, and then do
"java YourJavaFile"
to run.
javac will generate your .class file, but when you specify the class file to java command you have to leave off the .class extension, otherwise you'll get a class not found error.
For example, if your source file is named TheAwesome.java, you would type
"javac TheAwesome.java"
to compile, and then
"java TheAwesome"
to run it.
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excellent, thanks everyone.
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