langtools/src/share/classes/javax/tools/overview.html
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6493690: javadoc should have a javax.tools.Tool service provider installed in tools.jar Reviewed-by: darcy

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The Java&trade; programming language compiler API is a set of interfaces that describes the
functions provided by a compiler.  This API has three
main objectives:
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<ul>

<li>Allow invocation of a compiler from a program using
standardized interfaces.</li>

<li>Provide interfaces enabling the compiler to report diagnostics in a
structured way.</li>

<li>Provide interfaces enabling clients of the compiler to override
how file objects are found.  "File objects" is a file
abstraction.</li>

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