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Thread: [RESOLVED] -classpath option not working (for me)

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    Default [RESOLVED] -classpath option not working (for me)

    I have had some problems using classpath with java in the past, but I have always been able to get things working. That was up until about 3 years ago. For the past 3 years I worked on a python project. That is done and my java project is now off the shelf. I have a number of errors in Eclipse regarding issues with classpath for jar files not being resolved properly.

    I put together a few test cases, but one of them has me baffled. I'm pretty sure that I'm specifying my classpath option properly, but it fails.

    I have attached a zip file that contains my 4 current text cases. My test cases assume that you have 'make', 'sh' (sh, bash, or ksh) and jdk1.8. I put these together on a Linux system. If you unzip the attached file you get the test cases, including a README file that covers a lot of what am saying here.

    In the top level directory of the extracted files are 2 shell scripts. If you run these scripts, they should do everything for you, i.e. do a build and then run java, directing the output to stdout.

    Each script runs 2 testcases. If you run these scripts, 3 of the 4 test cases fail. I believe only 1 of the 4 should fail. The two cases that should pass, but don't, are in script2. In script1, I use the environment variable 'CLASSPATH' and the script runs as expected. In script2, I use the '-classpath' option and I get error messages and I think both should run properly.

    Can anyone review these (hopefully run them) and comment on why the -classpath option is failing?

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    Default Re: -classpath option not working (for me)

    For anyone interested, also posted at https://coderanch.com/t/688615/java/...onment#3232897

    The consoles from running a batch file for testing if a class in a package stored in a jar file can be called from another class specified on the commandline:
    D:\JavaDevelopment\Testing\ForumQuestions12\javaPa ckageBug\jarCaller>java -cp Pack.jar;. Caller
    classpath = null
    Hello, George

    D:\JavaDevelopment\Testing\ForumQuestions12\javaPa ckageBug\jarCaller>MORE



    D:\JavaDevelopment\Testing\ForumQuestions12\javaPa ckageBug\jarCaller>java -classpath Pack.jar;. Caller
    classpath = null
    Hello, George

    D:\JavaDevelopment\Testing\ForumQuestions12\javaPa ckageBug\jarCaller>MORE
    It works for me on Win10.

    Note: The Pack class has a method named Pack with return type void.
    Class constructors do not have a return type. If you want a constructor, remove the void.
    If you don't understand my answer, don't ignore it, ask a question.

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    Default Re: -classpath option not working (for me)

    I really appreciate your reviewing this issue.

    Thank you for taking the time to run my test case on Windows and for the update on the constructor. I
    have made the constructor change in my test case.

    It looks to me like I am there is a bug someplace. My next step is to submit my test case my linux
    distribution (Bunsenlabs) forum to see if I get any input regarding this being a release specific bug
    and then report it Oracle.

    Jim

    --- Update ---

    User error!!

    I went through my test case and found that I was setting my classpath to "Path.jar" not "Pack.jar", which is the jar file's name.

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