Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 18:47:58 +0100 From: Ernst de Haan <ernst@jollem.com> To: Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com> Cc: FreeBSD Java mailing list <freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: JDK install: Unpack source ? Message-ID: <20010307184758.A1163@c187104187.telekabel.chello.nl> In-Reply-To: <15014.29052.149045.46268@nomad.yogotech.com>; from nate@yogotech.com on Wed, Mar 07, 2001 at 10:35:56AM -0700 References: <20010307113713.A2897@c187104187.telekabel.chello.nl> <15014.29052.149045.46268@nomad.yogotech.com>
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Nate, > No way. I *never* look at the source code anymore, but then again, I've > no need to look at the source code except in rare cases. I try very > hard to program to the API, rather than to look at the implementation > because it makes my programs more portable. Well, in some cases I *do* need to check the source code, *and* javadoc wants to have the JDK source code path specified in the -sourcepath parameter. But while I'm writing this I'm wondering if (a) javadoc supports .jar files in the source path and (b) if I *really* need the source code for API docs generation, the Javadoc API docs should be enough. And the times I need to check the source code, is usually because the API docs don't tell me half the story, or because I want to know what approach is used in the JDK, for example w.r.t. the implementation of some collection classes. -- Ernst To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-java" in the body of the message
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