Java how to compile a package

Programming in Java.

Compiling a Java program means taking the programmer-readable text in your program file (also called source code) and converting it to bytecodes, which are platform-independent instructions for the Java VM.

Description. The javac command reads source files that contain module, package and type declarations written in the Java programming language, and compiles them into class files that run on the Java Virtual Machine . The javac command can also process annotations in Java source files and classes.

javac is the Java compiler . It translates Java source code into bytecode. java is the JVM launcher which we use to run our program.