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Historically NetBeans rely project relies on (nb-)javac  for Java editing features, i.e., parsing and lexing, for features such as syntax coloring, code completion, refactorings, and the like. This has some positive aspects, but also some downsides. Originally nb-javac  was maintained in a separate repository: hg.netbeans.org/main/nb-javac - Since version 15, it is hosted by Arvind's team on GitHub: https://github.com/oracle/nb-javac - "nb-javac" consists of two libraries ( nb-javac-api.jar  and nb-javac-impl.jar ) located in "extra" cluster, see: Overview: NetBeans Structure.

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