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build.properties

S8ModuleBuildProps

Parsed by S8ModuleBuildProps.load(S8Mode mode, String targetName). The file lives at STACK/TARGET/build.properties.

Keys

Key	Required	Meaning
`module.java`	yes	JPMS name (`com.s8....`). Used as `--module`.
`dependencies`	no	Comma-separated target folder names (e.g. `S8-meta-env`), not Java names. Split on `, `.
`module.web`	no	Web/logical name. Defaults to the target name.
`main`	no	Fully qualified main class → `Main-Class` and bash launcher.
`author`	no	`Created-By` in the manifest.
`target`	convention	Not read by the loader. Target is the directory name passed to `load()`.

Trap Many files comment “dependencies (by JAVA name)”. The values are target folder names. Aloe’s comment is the correct one.

Examples

Leaf

S8-meta-env/build.properties

module.java = com.s8.meta.env
#dependencies = 
target = S8-meta-env

Typical IO module

S8-base-io-JSON/build.properties

module.java = com.s8.base.io.json
dependencies = \
  S8-meta-env, \
  S8-meta-API
target = S8-base-io-JSON

App with a main

S8-pkgs-ui-aloe/build.properties

module.java = com.s8.pkgs.ui.aloe
dependencies = \
  S8-meta-env, S8-meta-API, \
  S8-pkgs-ui-carbide, S8-pkgs-io-SVG
target = S8-pkgs-ui-aloe
main = com.s8.pkgs.ui.aloe.LaunchServer