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How to run build system on existing terminal

#1

hey guys i just started using sublime text 3 for java and i am really liking it there is one issue that i am getting is i am using a custom build for java
{
“cmd”: [“javac”, “$file_name”,"&&",“start”,“cmd”,"/k",“java”, “$file_base_name”],
“path”:“C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-14.0.2\bin”,
“shell”: true
}
this is the build system that i use it runs java and opens a terminal ever time i run java is there a way to run this on a existing terminal or closing the last terminal when opening a new one
i also saw something called terminus but i dont know how to build inside the terminus (i dont wanna type the “javac & java” command in terminus everytime i need to run the java file )and not in the cmd plz can someone help me
thanks in advance

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#2

If your java application doesn’t require interactive command line, you could propably try to just

{
	"cmd": ["javac", "$file_name", "&&", "start", "java", "$file_base_name"],
	"path":"C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-14.0.2\bin",
	"shell": true
}

You might even want to try to drop "start" to keep your java app print outputs to ST’s build panel.

{
	"cmd": ["javac", "$file_name", "&&", "java", "$file_base_name"],
	"path":"C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-14.0.2\bin",
	"shell": true
}

Terminus can be defined as build system target, which may be the better choice if your application requires interactive command line input.

The following should do the job then.

{
	"target": "terminus_open",
	"selector": "source.java",
	"cmd": ["javac", "$file_name", "&&", "java", "$file_base_name"],
	"env": {
	},
	"cwd": "C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jdk-14.0.2\\bin",
	"auto_close": false,
	"panel_name": "java_run",
}
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#6

this is the error
error: invalid flag:
Usage: javac
use --help for a list of possible options
process is terminated with return code 2.
while using terminus code

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#7

Don’t have a java jdk installed to try things out, but the error may be caused by terminus executing the “cmd” directly, which causes javac to think the && to be part of its arguments.

Hence replacing “cmd” line by "shell_cmd": "javac \"$file_name\" && java \"$file_base_name\"", may help to run it via shell and have the script interpreted correctly.

You might want to study the readme on https://github.com/randy3k/Terminus for information how to configure Terminus.

EDIT: You may also try $file instead of $file_name in case you need the absolute path to be passed to the compiler.

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