Merge Examples

This section illustrates an example of running Merge which involves these three steps:

1.Compiling three .java files to produce .class files as a source for the signature files used in the example

2.Running the Setup command on each .class file to produce its signature file

3.Using Merge to combine the files and see the results.

Running Merge Examples

These Merge examples use the environment variables listed in TABLE A-1, with example value settings and later command lines shown using UNIX system command syntax.

TABLE A-1Environment Variable Settings for Merge Examples

Environment

 

Variable

Description

 

 

CLASSPATH

Must include the sigtestdev.jar file, for example set to:

 

/sigtest-1.5/lib/sigtestdev.jar.

RT_JAR

The location of the runtime rt.jar file , for example set to:

 

/opt/jdk1.5.0_09/jre/lib/rt.jar.

 

 

1. Set up the environment along with the environment variable settings in TABLE A-1.

2.Create each of the following files as listed in a separate directory but with the same file name:

Contents of: ./1/A.java

package x; public class A {

public void abc() {} public void foo() {}

}

Contents of: ./2/A.java

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