javac will not compile

[mr.popper]

I have installed j2sdk1.4.2_08, but javac will not compile my programs. I type

Code:
javac source.java


but all it does is display the options for javac, no matter whether the source.java file existed or not.

Even if I did

Code:
javac ./source.java


the results were the same.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks,

mr.popper

[je_fro]

are you in the same directory as your source file?

[mr.popper]

yes I am. the compiler displays the options whether the sourcefile is there or not. It is very strange

[hlrguy]

javac source

it is probably trying to find source.java.java.

hlrguy

[mr.popper]

The options just are displayed again.

[evac-q8r]

Have you already put the java bin directory e.g. /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.2_03/bin in your path??? Or perhaps the permissions on the file aren't correct??

-EVAC

[phlipant]

try /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.2_03/bin/javac source.java You might be executing a javac compiler from some other broken distribution.

[whk]

try it in root or chmod +x

[fatTrav]

You'll need read permissions not necessarily write permissions to your source file. (Mine are usually 600.) You can always try the verbose (-verbose) switch to see what the compiler is doing.