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"nb-javac" is a patched version of OpenJDK "javac", i.e., the Java compiler. This has long been part of NetBeans, providing a highly tuned Java compiler specifically for the Java editor i.e., parsing and lexing for features such as syntax coloring, code completion.

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 * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
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package com.sun.tools.javac;

import java.io.PrintWriter;

/**
 * A legacy programmatic interface for the Java Programming Language
 * compiler, javac.
 * See the {@code jdk.compiler}
 * module for details on replacement APIs.
 */
public class Main {
    /**
     * Do not call.
     */
    @Deprecated()
    public Main(){}

    /** Main entry point for the launcher.
     *  Note: This method calls System.exit.
     *  @param args command line arguments
     *  @throws Exception only if an uncaught internal exception occurs;
     *      just retained for historical compatibility
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        System.exit(compile(args));
    }

    /** Programmatic interface to the Java Programming Language
     * compiler, javac.
     *
     * @param args The command line arguments that would normally be
     * passed to the javac program as described in the man page.
     * @return an integer equivalent to the exit value from invoking
     * javac, see the man page for details.
     */
    public static int compile(String[] args) {
        com.sun.tools.javac.main.Main compiler =
            new com.sun.tools.javac.main.Main("javac");
        return compiler.compile(args).exitCode;
    }



    /** Programmatic interface to the Java Programming Language
     * compiler, javac.
     *
     * @param args The command line arguments that would normally be
     * passed to the javac program as described in the man page.
     * @param out PrintWriter to which the compiler's diagnostic
     * output is directed.
     * @return an integer equivalent to the exit value from invoking
     * javac, see the man page for details.
     */
    public static int compile(String[] args, PrintWriter out) {
        com.sun.tools.javac.main.Main compiler =
            new com.sun.tools.javac.main.Main("javac", out);
        return compiler.compile(args).exitCode;
    }
}