On 10/1/25 23:00, Pieter van den Hombergh wrote: > compact source files are meant to be used without a build system, so do not > use maven. NetBeans can sort of understand compact source files but does > not necessarily understand how to run it.
compiled compact source files are indistinguishable from regular class files. Tools can run them fine, including maven via NB. -mbien > > say the extra file is in package too, in subdir foo as Bar.java. then > java -cp . Main.java in > should do the trick, assuming the Main.java file contains the import > statement > import door.Bar; > > met vriendelijke groet > Pieter van den Hombergh > > Op wo 1 okt 2025, 22:05 schreef Kenneth Fogel > <[email protected]>: > >> I am using NB 27, Java 25, and Maven 3.9.11. I have a simple application >> with two files. One is in the compact source file format meaning there is >> only a method in the file with a signature of void main(). In this main the >> other class is instantiated and called upon. I am using the pom file >> generated by NetBeans and both files are in the same package. Compact >> source files do not allow a package statement, I am verifying this on the >> Amber mailing list, but they can have an import statement. If I use Run >> from the project context menu and the pom file has or does not have >> <defaultGoal> it works. If I use Run Maven -> Other Goals and use compile >> exec:java or have these in the <defaultGoal> I get this error: >> java.lang.Exception: The specified mainClass doesn't contain a main method >> with appropriate signature. >> Both Run and Run Maven use Maven but with a slightly different command >> line. I'd expect my example to work with both, not only with Run. >> Is this an NB issue or a Maven issue? >> >> Thank you in advance for any suggestions, >> >> Ken >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists
