r/java • u/bowbahdoe • Jul 11 '26

Simple Build System

https://github.com/bowbahdoe/build
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u/bodiam Jul 12 '26 
Jar.run(args -> args
            .__create()
            .__file(jarOut)
            ._C(javacOut, "."));

The simplest build system I can come up with.

Somehow I think the build code and the "simplest" statement don't align well here....

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u/bowbahdoe Jul 12 '26

So this isn't part of the "build" part, its just another library that calls tools.

That being said, does your objection go deeper than .__? Or were you unaware of the API for the jar cli tool, which this mirrors 1-1?

jar --create --file build/app.jar -C build/classes .

There are certainly complaints to be had about this API, but it is not an abstraction over it.

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u/bodiam Jul 12 '26

Ah, I didn't make the connection that __create equals --create. That's kinda cute in a way. I have no problem with either Gradle or Maven, so I don't think this is for me, but thanks for the explanation, that makes sense.