Compiling a Program

The IDE offers a variety of compilation options, from different ways to compile your program to different compilers to use. Using the Build menu, you can compile all files in a program or only those files that are new or have changed since the last compile.

The IDE comes with a set of default compilers that suit most development needs. You can compile your program using the compiler, which is the default compiler for most projects and source files. You can also compile your program inside the IDE using the internal compiler or on its own using an external javac compiler.

You can modify how a compiler is called, such as whether to create debugging information, which executable to use, and whether to perform Java optimizations. You can also create and remove compiler types. You can view and modify compilers under the Compiler Types node in the Project Settings window.

For help with compiling a program, see:

Compiling a Project or File

Correcting Errors in Source Code

Stopping a Compile

Disabling Compilation of a Single Source File

Deleting .class Files
For help with configuring compilers, see:
Specifying the Default Compiler for a Project

Specifying the Default Compiler for a File

Configuring the External Compiler

Configuring the fastjavac Compiler

Configuring the Internal Compiler

Configuring a Compiler from the Explorer

Defining a New Compiler Type

Removing a Compiler Type

Setting Compiler Types in Templates


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