can plovr build tool use an external closure compiler?

Question

The closure compiler in plovr.jar is older than the latest closure compiler.

Is it possible to use the latest closure compiler jar ball with plovr?

Answer 1

@burnttoat11's comment is correct.

For ease of use, Plovr bundles the compiler code.

The plovr repository includes branches which are copies of the Closure Library, Closure Compiler, and Closure Templates source code, so building plovr is entirely self-contained

To use a different version of the compiler, you'll have to checkout Plovr, update the Closure code, and compile it yourself.

It would be nice (but is not currently done) if:

• Plovr used Maven, the the Compiler now does

or

• Plovr allowed specifying an external Compiler jar, much as can be done with extern files.