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I have been trying to compile through CMD by creating packages manually. I tried the command javac -d . Nameinfo.java and javac -d . Returndata.java, where Nameinfo contains the calculations and Returndata contains main function, and this command worked absolutely fine. Now I made 2 different packages in my "java programmes" folder i.e packx and packy, where packx contains Nameinfo and packy contains Returndata. Now, when I compile these two, Nameinfo.java got compiled but Returndata could not read/recognize the imported Nameinfo in Returndata.java.
errors:
E:\java programmes>cd packx
E:\java programmes>cd packx
E:\java programmes\packx>javac Nameinfo.java
E:\java programmes\packx>cd..
E:\java programmes>cd packy
E:\java programmes\packy>javac Returndata.java
Returndata.java:2: error: package packx does not exist
import packx.Nameinfo;
^
Returndata.java:7: error: cannot find symbol
Nameinfo data = new Nameinfo();
^
symbol: class Nameinfo
location: class Returndata
Returndata.java:7: error: cannot find symbol
Nameinfo data = new Nameinfo();
^
symbol: class Nameinfo
location: class Returndata
3 errors

if java or javac needs, say, packx.Returndata as a type to do something, it will scour a classpath and/or sourcepath for a directory named packx, and within that, Returndata.java or Returndata.class depending on the tool and path we're talking about.
So, you're in E:\java programmes\packy, and you're compiling some code that imports packx. Therefore, javac will look in the classpath for packx/Returndata.class and in the sourcepath for packx/Returndata.java and it doesn't find what you want because E:\java programmes isn't on the source path; generally they default to . (i.e. the current directory).
Stay in the E:\java programmes folder for all this work:
E:
cd "\Java programmes"
javac packx/Nameinfo.java
javac packy/Returndata.java
Or better yet, realize that manually compiling a multipackage java application is crazy. Use maven, gradle or some other build tool that takes care of all this for you :)

Java compiling .java with 'extends' fails

I am trying to compile the pentaho samples on OSX from here.
Sample1.java extends AbstractReportGenerator.java.
I have exported the CLASSPATH in the console to include the pwd:
export CLASSPATH=/Users/xxx/java-dev/pentaho/:/Users/xxx/java-dev/pentaho/lib/
I have compiled AbstractReportGenerator.java successfully using javac, into the same folder as the Sample1.java file, however when I try and compile Sample1.java it always fails with 3 errors related to AbstractReportGenerator.
Any suggestion on the cause and solution ?
Folder structure:
Working Folder >
- Sample1.java
- AbstractReportGenerator.java
- AbstractReportGenerator.class
- AbstractReportGenerator$1.class
- AbstractReportGenerator$OutputType.class
- lib
- pentaho .jar files
Command:
javac -cp "lib/*" Sample1.java
Sample1.java:41: error: cannot find symbol
public class Sample1 extends AbstractReportGenerator
^
symbol: class AbstractReportGenerator
Sample1.java:61: error: cannot find symbol
final ClassLoader classloader = this.getClass().getClassLoader();
^
symbol: method getClass()
Sample1.java:132: error: package AbstractReportGenerator does not exist
new Sample1().generateReport(AbstractReportGenerator.OutputType.PDF, outputFilename);
^
Note: Sample1.java uses unchecked or unsafe operations.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details.
3 errors

Try using:
javac -cp lib/*:. Sample1.java

Thanks so much for all the suggestions, after adding a target folder, this suggestion from #Roman Vottner finally worked:
javac -cp ./lib/*:./target -d ./target AbstractReportGenerator.java Sample1.java

Yet another 'cannot find symbol' error when creating a new class object

In short, I'm trying to instantiate within the main method in order to handle computations. I wrote the main class in Eclipse and was able to compile and run everything smoothly.
Main Method:
public static void main(String[] args)
{
...
OutsideClass class = new OutsideClass();
...
}
I ran it in eclipse, which worked smoothly until I got an error due to to insufficient privileges, which led me to switch over to using cmd.exe as an administrator.
I navigated to the eclipse folder where I had all the classes saved to and ran javac x.java for each file in the folder, one by one. I was able to do javac OutsideClass.java without any errors, though when it came to javac Main.java, I received the following error:
Main.java:36: error: cannot find symbol
OutsideClass outside = new OutsideClass();
^
symbol: class OutsideClass
location: class Main
Main.java:36: error: cannot find symbol
OutsideClass outside = new OutsideClass();
^
symbol: class OutsideClass
location: class Main
2 errors
The OutsideClass doesn't have a defined constructor, though I don't know if that really matters or not.

The Java compiler needs the source (.java) or bytecode (.class) of OutsideClass when compiling Main.java.
Try javac *.Java, or javac -cp OutsideClass.class Main.java to provide OutsideClass's definition to the compiler when compiling Main.
It is more customary for Java developers to compile all Java sources of a single project via one javac invitation, either directly, or via a tool such as Maven.

Java Symbol not found through javac weird error (Runs through Eclipse)

My project runs smoothly in Eclipse, no errors at all. I ran it through local tests (that are equal to the ones in an online mooshak contest) and all checks out. But when I sumbit it online, I get a CompileTimeError.
To try to locate the problem, I attempted to use javac in Main.java, and this happened:
javac -encoding US-ASCII Main.java
Main.java:8: error: package code does not exist
import code.*;
^
Main.java:129: error: cannot find symbol
public static void addWords(Scanner in, LibSystem system, int wordCount)
{
^
symbol: class LibSystem
location: class Main
Main.java:153: error: cannot find symbol
public static void searchWord(LibSystem system, String word) {
^
Other symbol errors follow for every reference to classes from my only package, which I fully import and the header of Main, for a total of 29 errors.
Project
src
Main.java
code (package with all my other java files)

Follow these steps :-
1.) make sure LibSystem class is in classpath.
2.)Compile java files in code folder using -d option. That will create directories with classes.
javac -d . code/*.java
3.) then compile your Main class.
javac Main.java

Compiling Java classes in linux via command line

Hi and thanks for taking the time to answer my questions.
I have two files in my root folder (~/). The Main.Java and TestMain.java. Main.java compiles and runs smoothly. TestMain on the other hand does not. TestMain is basically a test class where I use JUnit to handle different scenarios. I instantiate Main in TestMain but the problem is that the compiler cannot find Main.java.
Here's the code:
user#linuxbox ~ $ javac -cp junit-4.10.jar TestMain.java
TestMain.java:8: error: cannot find symbol
Main mainClass = new Main();
^
symbol: class Main
location: class TestMain
TestMain.java:8: error: cannot find symbol
Main luckyStrings = new Main();
^
symbol: class Main
location: class TestMain
2 errors
How can I make the Main class available to the MainTest.java class? Thanks so much!

In your classpath option, you have set the classpath to only junit-4.10.jar. You must also include the current directory where your Java files reside.
javac -cp "junit-4.10.jar:." TestMain.java
This includes two paths -- JUnit and the current directory, separated by a :. (If this were Windows, then you would use a ; as a separator).

Just another input...
-d can be used to specify the target directory where the compiled class files should be put
javac -d . -cp "junit-4.10.jar:." TestMain.java