public static void init(String[] args, Object... objects) {
    // Parse options
    parser = new OptionsParser();
    parser.doRegister("log", LogInfo.class);
    parser.doRegister("exec", Execution.class);
    parser.doRegisterAll(objects);
    // These options are specific to the execution, so we don't want to overwrite them
    // with a previous execution's.
    parser.setDefaultDirFileName("options.map");
    parser.setIgnoreOptsFromFileName(
        "options.map",
        ListUtils.newList(
            "log.file",
            "exec.execDir",
            "exec.execPoolDir",
            "exec.actualPoolDir",
            "exec.makeThunk"));
    if (!parser.doParse(args)) System.exit(1);

    // Load classes
    if (jarFiles.size() > 0) {
      List<String> names = new ArrayList();
      for (String jarFile : jarFiles) names.add(new File(jarFile).getName());
      stderr.println("Loading JAR files: " + StrUtils.join(names));
      for (String jarFile : jarFiles) // Load classes
      ClassInitializer.initializeJar(jarFile);
    }
    // Set character encoding
    if (charEncoding != null) CharEncUtils.setCharEncoding(charEncoding);

    if (printOptionsAndExit) { // Just print options and exit
      parser.doGetOptionPairs().print(stdout);
      System.exit(0);
    }

    // Create a new directory
    if (create) {
      createVirtualExecDir();
      stderr.println(virtualExecDir);
      if (!makeThunk) LogInfo.file = getFile("log");

      // Copy the Jar files for reference
      if (!makeThunk) {
        for (String jarFile : jarFiles)
          Utils.systemHard(String.format("cp %s %s", jarFile, virtualExecDir));
      }
    } else {
      LogInfo.file = "";
    }

    if (!makeThunk) {
      LogInfo.init();
      if (startMainTrack) track("main()", true);
    }

    // Output options
    if (!makeThunk && virtualExecDir != null) logs("Execution directory: " + virtualExecDir);
    if (!makeThunk) getInfo().printEasy(getFile("info.map"));
    printOptions();
    if (create && addToView.size() > 0)
      IOUtils.printLinesHard(Execution.getFile("addToView"), addToView);

    // Start monitoring
    if (!makeThunk && monitor) {
      monitorThread = new MonitorThread();
      monitorThread.start();
    }

    if (!makeThunk) Record.init(Execution.getFile("record"));
  }