Compiling errors when trying to run GenERRate

[stribizhev]

When running

java GenERRate.java

I get

Note: GenERRate.java uses unchecked or unsafe operations.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details.
100 errors
error: compilation failed

And 100 errors of the following type:

GenERRate.java:859: error: cannot find symbol
                        InsertionFromFileOrSentenceError insert = new InsertionFromFileOrSentenceError(sentence, extraWords);
                                                                      ^
  symbol:   class InsertionFromFileOrSentenceError
  location: class GenERRate

How to make it work after git clone...?

> java --version
openjdk 11.0.14.1 2022-02-08
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 11.0.14.1+1-Ubuntu-0ubuntu1.20.04)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 11.0.14.1+1-Ubuntu-0ubuntu1.20.04, mixed mode, sharing)

[ndronen]

You probably need to use the -classpath argument and to use javac instead of java. Take a look at this Stackoverflow post.

It's possible that you'll have to run javac with to use an older version of the language, too. This Stackoverflow post may be useful for that.

[stribizhev]

Ok, so I ran

sudo apt install default-jdk
git clone https://github.com/ndronen/GenERRate.git
cd GenERRate/src/main/java/GenERRate
wget https://www.computing.dcu.ie/~jfoster/resources/GenERRate.jar
7z e GenERRate.jar GenERRate/lib/xalan.jar;
wget https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/google/code/gson/gson/2.9.0/gson-2.9.0.jar
javac -classpath xalan.jar:gson-2.9.0.jar *.java

I get .class files generated for each .java file and the following warnings though:

Note: src/main/java/GenERRate/GenERRate.java uses or overrides a deprecated API.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.
Note: Some input files use unchecked or unsafe operations.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details.

Now, I am trying to run the tool with

# Creating a test TXT file
echo -e "This is a test file.\nThere are just a few sentences here.\nLet's try to run GenERRate on this text." > test.txt
java -cp xalan.jar:gson-2.9.0.jar GenERRate test.txt

Output:

Error: Could not find or load main class GenERRate
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: GenERRate

What is the right way to run the app then? Note I am using Linux Ubuntu.

[ndronen]

You probably need to include the path to the current directory in the classpath when you run java.