The options.xmlc Format

The options file, with the required extension .xmlc, is used to organize options when there are too many to include on the command line, or they are shared by multiple files. Option files can also be used in conjunction with options on the command line.

The typical contents of an options file might appear like the following:

-keep
-methods
-d ../../classes

The format for an options file is oriented as a series of one or more lines, processed line by line. There is one option per line, beginning with a hyphen (-) character. Blank lines are ignored. Each line is parsed into words based on white space delimiters. Comments begin with the hash (#) character. In addition:

  • Words may be quoted with single (') or double (“) quotes ...

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