Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 19:56:41 +0100 From: Rasputin <rasputin@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Java CLASSPATH problem Message-ID: <20001006195641.A63752@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> In-Reply-To: <200010061618.LAA09698@us.networkcs.com>; from jpt@networkcs.com on Fri, Oct 06, 2000 at 11:18:45AM -0500 References: <20001006164844.A864@frustum.clara.co.uk> <200010061618.LAA09698@us.networkcs.com>
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On Fri, Oct 06, 2000 at 11:18:45AM -0500, Joseph Thomas wrote: > > > > [and again] > > > > > In fact, you need not specify these. > > > > > > > [alex@~/study/internet_prog_3sfe217] javac HelloWorld.java > > > > [alex@~/study/internet_prog_3sfe217] java HelloWorld.class > > > All you need to run your HelloWorld is > > > java HelloWorld > > > The suffix '.class' is never needed. > > > > That solved the problem. Thank you. And thanks to the rest of you for > > pointing this out. Fuyuhiko just happen to be the first one to spot > > it. > > > > I think it's more an issue of you CAN'T specify the trailing > '.class'. Someone will correct me if I'm wrong but I believe that > java will always append the .class so that when you say > java HelloWorld.class > it looks for HelloWorld.class.class. AFAIK, the '.' is interpreted the same way it is in an 'import' statement i.e. java HelloWorld.class means: Run the class called 'class' in the package(directory) called HelloWorld. But then we knew that, didn't we? -- Rasputin Jack of All Trades :: Master of Nuns To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-java" in the body of the message
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