refering to inner classes from imports doesn't work

[Nic Ferrier]

Bryce McKinlay <bryce@waitaki.otago.ac.nz> writes:

> Nic Ferrier wrote: 
>  
> >import A.X; 
> > 
> >public class B 
> >{ 
> >   public void someThing () 
> >   { 
> >     X var = A.createSomething(); 
> >     var.someMethod(); 
> >   } 
> >} 
> > 
>  
> This is actually not legal because you cannot import a class from the  
> default package. Some versions of javac did accept this code, but JDK  
> 1.4's will not. GCJ needs to report an error like "A is not a package". 
>  
> In the case where A is in package "pkg" and you do an "import pkg.A.X",  
> it is legal. 

Ah... I was being econmical with the description.

What I actually have is some code where A and B are in packages
(different packages though).

Sun's 1.3 compiler is accepting it.


I'll submit a full bug report but where does the save-temps option
put it's generated files?



Nic