Dynam

If you're looking for a build tool for your Java code, you may want to take a look at dynam. This diminutive tool is designed to handle everything from archiving to compiling and installing. If you're new to using dynam, you'll be pleased to know that it's quite simple to use. On the most basic level, you can simply invoke the tool without any parameters, like so:

% dynam

After that, it will take care of compiling your code, archiving it, and installing it. If you want to work with a specific directory, you can provide that as a parameter:

% dynam /Path/To/Directory/To/Build

When using dynam, you'll need to keep a couple of things in mind. First of all, be aware that dydoc relies on Sun's tools.jar for its inner workings. This may need to be added to your classpath in order for the tool to function properly. Additionally, you can provide some optional system properties to adjust how dynam operates. These include:

-Dlib.dir=/Path/To/Jars/Directory
-Dbin.dir=/Path/To/Install/Directory
-Djava.io.tmpdir=/Path/To/Tmp/Directory

These properties can be used to specify the location of the library directory, the installation directory, and the temporary directory, respectively. If you don't provide any of these system properties, dynam will use some default values.

To get started with dynam, you'll need to have J2SE installed. Once that's taken care of, you can easily add the dynam.jar file to your classpath. If you're looking for a quick example of how to use dynam, you can try something like this:

java -jar dynam.jar /Directory/To/Compile

Overall, dynam is a simple and effective build tool that can help you manage your Java code with ease. Whether you're just getting started or you're an experienced developer, dynam is definitely worth taking a look at.