cannot find symbol symbol : class Item location: package platypos.services.order

[officialhopsof]

Well, I am having a few problems getting this java file to compile.


/home/brandon/Desktop/platypos/services/order/Seat.java

package platypos.services.order;

import platypos.services.order.Item;
import java.util.Vector;

public class Seat

{

    private int             _number;

    private Vector<Item>    _items  = new Vector<Item>();
    
    public static void main(String args[])
    {
        System.out.println("Hello");
    }
}

here is my terminal session:

brandon@Aspire5100:~$ javac /home/brandon/Desktop/platypos/services/order/Seat.java
/home/brandon/Desktop/platypos/services/order/Seat.java:17: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class Item
location: package platypos.services.order
import platypos.services.order.Item;
                              ^
/home/brandon/Desktop/platypos/services/order/Seat.java:23: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class Item
location: class platypos.services.order.Seat
    private Vector<Item>    _items  = new Vector<Item>();
                   ^
/home/brandon/Desktop/platypos/services/order/Seat.java:23: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class Item
location: class platypos.services.order.Seat
    private Vector<Item>    _items  = new Vector<Item>();
                                                 ^
3 errors

/home/brandon/Desktop/platypos/services/order/Item.java is packaged as follows

package platypos.services.order;

and has been successfully compiled to Item.class in the same directory.

I am using the latest JDK on Ubuntu 8.04
I am a bit more skilled in C++ and am trying to learn java, anyone got any clues as to what I am doing wrong?

Thank you

[Zosden]

check to make sure all the paths are correct

[officialhopsof]

I've checked and double checked, and frankly I am perplexed.

[officialhopsof]

javac -cp /home/brandon/Desktop /home/brandon/Desktop/platypos/services/order/Seat.java

that worked for me, that classpath thing is a pain : )