Package using problem

Question

Dear friends,
I have tried to use package concept as pre this below link says,
http://xahlee.org/java-a-day/package.html
In this link under the "set of class in a directory" header, They have explained about the package using,
According to that I have created the startMe.java file inside the /home/xxx/java/ directory.
Then I have cretaed the packman directory in it. Inside this directory I have created the ladybug file.
Then I have ran the stratMe.java file. It says this below error,
startMe.java:3: package pacman does not exist
pacman.ladybug lb = new pacman.ladybug();
^
startMe.java:3: package pacman does not exist
pacman.ladybug lb = new pacman.ladybug();
Files:
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startMe.java
class startMe {                                                                                                
public static void main(String[] args) {
pacman.ladybug lb = new pacman.ladybug();
System.out.println("startMe done");
./packman/ladybug.java
package pacman;
public class ladybug {
public ladybug () {System.out.println("ladybug initialize!");}
My class path is:
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export CLASSPATH="/opt/JMF-2.1.1e/lib/jmf.jar:/opt/JMF-2.1.1e/lib/sound.jar:/opt/JMF-2.1.1e/:/opt/jdk1.5.0_10/jre/:.:"
Please help me to solve this issue.

Answer 1

Check the direcory name. you created it as ./*packman*/ladybug.java. And you are trying to access it as pacman.ladybug lb = new pacman.ladybug();
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