Sun Microsystems manual SigTest Tool 2.0 User’s Guide

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SigTest Tool 2.0 User’s Guide

For Java™ Compatibility Test Suite Developers

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

www.sun.com

April 2008

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Contents SigTest Tool 2.0 User’s Guide Please Recycle Contents SetupAndTest Command SignatureTest CommandIndex Vi Signature Test Tool 2.0 User’s Guide April Table A-1 TablesViii Signature Test Tool 2.0 User’s Guide April Code Examples Signature Test Tool 2.0 User’s Guide April Before You Read This Guide Who Should Use This GuideHttp//jtharness.dev.java.net Related Documentation How This Guide Is OrganizedSun Welcomes Your Comments Typographic ConventionsXiv Signature Test Tool 2.0 User’s Guide April Signature Test Basics IntroductionMutual Binary Compatibility Check What is TestedClass and Class Member Attributes Checked Mutual Source Compatibility CheckSource and Binary Compatibility Modes Using Custom Signature Loaders Signature Test Tool 2.0 User’s Guide April Signature Test Tool Basics Using the Signature Test ToolReflection and Static Run Modes Constant Checking in Differing Run Modes Generics Checking in Binary Mode1Settings for the Setup and SignatureTest Commands Bootstrap and Extension ClassesPackage PackageWithoutSubpackages Exclude Signature File Merge Rules Merge Command Operative PrinciplesJSR 68-Based Merge Element Handling by Merge Using the Signature Test Tool Command Description Setup CommandJava com.sun.tdk.signaturetest.Setup arguments Help Debug Static Classpath pathNonClosedFile FileName filename ClosedFile File//pathPackage VerboseSignature File Formats Case Sensitivity of Command ArgumentsJava.lang.RuntimeException class, or 3Signature File Format CompatibilitySignature File Contents Signature File Body 4Signature File Content SummaryStrictfp Transient Volatile Synchroniz Native 5SignatureTest Command Arguments Help Debug Static Mode bin srcJava com.sun.tdk.signaturetest.SignatureTest arguments NoCheckValue CheckValueClassCacheSize sizeofcache Classpath see ClasspathNoMerge ErrorAllFormatPlain SigTest-Directory/examples/sampleTCK/tck/tests/api/sigtest Running a Signature Test With the JavaTest HarnessTestsuite-path/tests/api/signaturetest Sorted Report Report FormatsFileName ./name.sig Code Example 2-1Unsorted Report Example Unsorted Report6SetupAndTest Command Argument Java com.sun.tdk.signaturetest.SetupAndTest argumentsHelp Reference path Java com.sun.tdk.signaturetest.Merge arguments Merge CommandHelp Files Write -Binary 7Merge Command ArgumentsQuick Start Examples Example Setup CommandJavac -d V1.0 V1.0/test.java Running the Setup CommandV1.0/example/test.class This completes the Setup command example Running SignatureTest Without the JavaTest Harness Example SignatureTest CommandJavac -d V2.0 V2.0/test.java STATUSFailed.3 errorsV2.0/example/test.class Running the SetupAndTest Command Example SetupAndTest CommandV2.0/example/test.class The API under test Setenv JRE Java-Home/jre/lib/rt.jarCode Example A-5SetupAndTest Command Output Example Running Merge Examples Merge ExamplesA.class Run command #2 Example Result Files Code Example A-7 Contents of ./x2.sig Code Example A-9 Contents of x1+x2.sig Signature Test Tool 2.0 User’s Guide April Index Sorted report, 24 static modeUnsorted report
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