How to use my own packages?

[Vardiane]

How can I import my own packages into .java files from different packages without setting the CLASSPATH variable and only specifying javac -claspath <path>?
i.e. I have a folder Program and in this folder I have bin and src folders. Where should I put my package files? I tried and put them into src/com/mydomainname/mypackage and then I created another file, in the /src directory, Main.java in which I added statement "import com.mydomainname.mypackage.*;"
Then, when compiling from my Program directory, I used "javac Main.java -classpath /src" and it didn't work.
How can I make this work? What's the usual place to put your own packages in?

[sunde887]

What do you mean "it didn't work" ? Did you get any errors? If so what were they? Make sure the folders and package and import match the case of the folder names.

You may have to expand the -cp with something like

javac -cp .;source folder file.java

[Vardiane]

The error I get is "package com.mydomainname does not exist".
It still doesn't work when I use "javac -cp ./src Main.java" .

[sunde887]

Did you separate the two with a semi colon? What is the package statement in the packaged code? Did you compile the package code? I am not great with packaes either but I am giving you some ideas to try until someone with more experience comes along.

[DarrylBurke]

Did you separate the two with a semi colon?

... for Windows. On a Linux box you'd use a colon instead.

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