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Backward Compatibility Tester
A Java-based tool for testing the backward compatibility of JAR files.
Date Posted: September 9, 2003
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Platform requirements
Operating systems: all Java™ platforms; Windows® 2000, NT, 95; Linux®; OS/390; Solaris; OS/2
Software: JDK 1.1 or above
Installation instructions
- Download and extract bwcomppackage.zip.
- Put compatible.jar in the class path. (This file is the testing tool.)
Running the tool
Use the following command, where
- <old-jar> is the path for the old version of the JAR
- <new-jar> is the path for the new version of the JAR:
D:\> java com.ibm.java.compatible.Compatible <old-jar> <new-jar>
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All discrepancies between the two JAR files can be seen at the output prompt. The output can be redirected to any file.
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