Case Sensitivity of Command Arguments

The specification of each argument flag at the command line is not case sensitive, but the input value entered immediately after the argument flag is case sensitive.

The following two command lines produce identical results for the -FileNameflag:

%java com.sun.tdk.signaturetest.Setup -FileName name.sig

%java com.sun.tdk.signaturetest.Setup -filename name.sig

However, these two might not produce identical results if the host operating system is case sensitive to the file name values entered:

%java com.sun.tdk.signaturetest.Setup -FileName name.sig

%java com.sun.tdk.signaturetest.Setup -FileName NAME.sig

Signature File Formats

The SigTest tool has changed signature file formats through progressive versions. TABLE 2-3lists the existing signature file formats and describes how each relates to a specific SigTest tool version. In SigTest tool 1.5, the SignatureTest and Merge commands read v2.1 and later signature files, and output only v4.0. The v4.0 file format supports added functionality, such as generics and annotations.

TABLE 2-3Signature File Format Compatibility

Format	Description

v0	Generates a signature file with simple class member names. This was
	the default format in SigTest tool 1.0, but is not supported by
	SignatureTest command in SigTest tool 1.3 and later.
v1	Generates a signature file with fully qualified class member names.
	This was the default format in SigTest tool 1.1. This format includes
	non-normalizedexception throw lists for constructors and methods.
	Normalizing the throw list involves removing all superfluous
	exception classes. A class is superfluous if it is a subclass of either
	the java.lang.RuntimeException class, or the
	java.lang.Error class, or another class from the same list. This
	format is not supported by SignatureTest command in SigTest
	tool 1.3 and later.
v2	This is the default format for SigTest tool 1.2. Generates a signature
	file with fully qualified class member names and modified supr
	statements. This format includes normalized exception throw lists for

constructors and methods. This format is not supported by SignatureTest command in SigTest tool 1.3 and later.

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