[Linux dev] Re: OT: Java Installation

["Asante, Emmanuel [ING WBK]" <Emmanuel.Asante@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The problem is that "javac Classname.java" does not do anything; the cursor
just jumps to the next line and stays there for ever.

-----Original Message-----
From: Bongani Hlope [mailto:BonganiH@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 17 February 2003 01:46 PM
To: Emmanuel.Asante@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: dev@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Linux dev] Re: OT: Java Installation


Asante, Emmanuel [ING WBK] wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I have installed the Java SDK Jdk1.3 on a machine running RH8.0 and added
> the java directory to the path. However, if I try to compile any code, the
> system accepts the command but nothing happens. Typing "java" alone comes
> back with the usage format. Giving the classpath as a command line option
> does not make any difference. Can anyone tell me where I am going wrong? I
> have installed the JDK on M$ Windows machines without problems.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Emmanuel Asante
> 
> EOM 

To compile you have to run javac Classname.java this should produce a 
file called  Classname.class, to run that file run java -classpath 
.:$CLASSPATH Classname

If you .java file has a package statement, then to run it you have to 
run it as java -classpath .:$CLASSPATH pakagename.Classname

Cheers

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EOM 

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