Java™ Application Development on Linux - Dator

226Chapter 9Ant: An Introductionour application using the GNU Compiler for Java, but for now, and in general,you will not set this property, 9 compiling with the default compiler for the JDKversion you are using. This is ant’s default behavior.srcdirLocation of the Java source files.destdirLocation to store the class files.includesComma- or space-separated list of files (optionally using wildcards) thatmust be included; all .java files are included when this attribute is notspecified.excludesComma- or space-separated list of files (optionally using wildcards) thatmust be excluded; no files (except default excludes) are excluded whenomitted.classpathThe classpath to use.sourcepathThe sourcepath to use; defaults to the value of the srcdir attribute or tonested src elements. To suppress the sourcepath switch, usesourcepath="".classpathrefThe classpath to use, given as a reference to a path defined elsewhere.extdirsLocation of installed extensions.nowarnIndicates whether the -nowarn switch should be passed to the compiler;defaults to off (i.e., warnings are shown).9. The one place you are likely to need to set this is when you are using a recent JDK to compileapplets that you wish to work in Netscape 4.0 and IE 4.0 and older browsers. But this bookdoesn’t teach you Java applets. We swear.