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Re: Is it necessary the source file should be at the same location with the class file?

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On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 22:08:24 +0100, Steven Simpson wrote:

> On 24/07/16 12:47, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 7/24/2016 3:42 AM, Steven Simpson wrote:
>>> On 24/07/16 00:05, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>>> projectroot/mypackage/MyClass.class
>>>>
>>>> Remember to have projectroot in classpath.
>>>
>>>> projectroot/bin/mypackage/MyClass.class
>>>>
>>>> Remember to have projectroot/bin in classpath.
>>>
>>> Do you mean just for executing, or for compiling (too)?
>>
>> For:
>> * excecuting * compiling if multiple compiles
> 
> With the output directory in the classpath, doesn't it mean that javac
> will attempt a kind of incremental build?  And doesn't it then miss some
> not particularly extraordinary cases (inlined constants; return types),
> leading to broken builds?  ISTR it being discussed here not so long ago,
> but haven't found the thread.

The following assumes you're using ant to control compiles, etc. 

I've seen that problem in the past, but not recently. However, it never 
hurts to add a 'clean' <target>, that removes all *.class and *.jar files 
that a build generates, to your build.xml and running "ant clean; ant" 
periodically.

If you follow the 'large project' advice and separate *.class files from 
the source files, then using 'ant' or an equivalent program to manage 
compilation will make using the separation rather easier.


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Is it necessary the source file should be at the same location with the class file? parmenides <xparmenides@yahoo.com> - 2016-07-24 00:55 +0800
  Re: Is it necessary the source file should be at the same location with the class file? Steven Simpson <ss@my.domain.invalid> - 2016-07-23 20:10 +0100
  Re: Is it necessary the source file should be at the same location with the class file? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-07-23 19:05 -0400
    Re: Is it necessary the source file should be at the same location with the class file? Steven Simpson <ss@my.domain.invalid> - 2016-07-24 08:42 +0100
      Re: Is it necessary the source file should be at the same location with the class file? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-07-24 07:47 -0400
        Re: Is it necessary the source file should be at the same location with the class file? Steven Simpson <ss@my.domain.invalid> - 2016-07-24 22:08 +0100
          Re: Is it necessary the source file should be at the same location with the class file? Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2016-07-24 21:28 +0000
          Re: Is it necessary the source file should be at the same location with the class file? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-07-24 18:06 -0400
            Re: Is it necessary the source file should be at the same location with the class file? Steven Simpson <ss@my.domain.invalid> - 2016-07-25 21:21 +0100
              Re: Is it necessary the source file should be at the same location with the class file? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-07-25 21:03 -0400
    Re: Is it necessary the source file should be at the same location with the class file? Roedy Green <inquiry@mindprod.com> - 2016-07-26 15:24 -0700
  Re: Is it necessary the source file should be at the same location with the class file? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-07-23 19:06 -0400

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