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Hi everyall,

I'm trying to compile a java program on Linux system form command line.

The program is very simple. It includes only a class, which is in a package.

Practically my project is composed by a directory (HelloWorld) that contains two ones.

One is named "src", the other is called "bin".

In the first one, there is another directory (principale) where there is the java file (Saluto.java)

In this situation if I execute the command "javac -d ./bin/ ./src/principale/Saluto.java from ~/HelloWorld/ it works.

But if I execute "javac -d ./bin/ -sourcepath ./src principale/Saluto.java" or  "javac -d ./bin/ -sourcepath ./src/principale Saluto.java" fomr the same  point it doesn't.

in the html page https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/14/docs/specs/man/javac.html#options it is explained that:

--source-path path or -sourcepath path

Specifies where to find source files. Except when compiling multiple modules together, this is the source code path used to search for class or interface definitions

So "javac" should search source files in "path" (that are ~/HelloWorld/src/ or ~/HelloWorld/src/principale in case), but it shouldn't.

Does anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks very much

dvohra21

Is a package statement used? Is the src folder in the classpath? Please post the java class.

Roland Mueller

A bit experimenting shows that sourcepath is used to find additional Java source files but does not influence where the Saluto.java has to be located.

Thus, if class Saluto would make use of another class - let's say Pronto - inside the same package then sourcepath is used to find Pronto.java, but Saluto.java must be nevertheless fully qualified:

cd /tmp ; javac -d ~/HelloWorld/bin -sourcepath /usr/src/more ~/HelloWorld/src/principlale/Saluto.java