Use intermediate file containing javac arguments to overcome windows limitations

tools/generate_sources_file.py

+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# Copyright (c) 2013, the Dart project authors.  Please see the AUTHORS file
+# for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
+# BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+#
+# Usage: generate_sources_file.py <output-file> <pattern> <directory, ...>

[ahe, 2013/04/11 11:40:31]

This should be a documentation string.

+#
+# This will create <output-file> containing a sorted list of all files in the
+# given <directory ...> that match pattern.
+
+import sys
+import os
+import list_files
+
+def main():
+  if len(sys.argv) < 4:
+    raise Exception("Usage generate_sources_file.py <output> <pattern> "
+                    "<directory ...>")
+  output_file = sys.argv[1]
+  pattern_str = sys.argv[2]
+  directories = sys.argv[3:]
+  files = list_files.list_files(pattern_str, directories)
+  sources_file_content = "\n".join(sorted(files))
+
+  with open(output_file, 'w') as fd:
+    fd.write(sources_file_content)
+
+if __name__=='__main__':
+  sys.exit(main())