Problem using 3rd party class

Question

Hi, I'm trying to compile a java code that needs to use a method from a .class file that was given to me, putting this on top:
import build.zzzz.*;
The problem is that I cannot get it to compile, it says it can't find that class:
bash-2.05a$ javac -verbose -classpath ./ proj2.java
[parsing started proj2.java]
[parsing completed 491ms]
[loading ./build/zzzz.class]
proj2.java:7: cannot access build.zzzz
bad class file: ./build/zzzz.class
class file contains wrong class: zzzz
Please remove or make sure it appears in the correct subdirectory of the classpath.
import build.zzzz.*;
The file zzzz.class is under the "build" directory. I tried to copy it also to the working directory and it won't compile. I also tried the fully-qualified path to both directories and wouldn't compile. Am I just importing it in the wrong way? I think the .class file is fine, I can do a javap zzzz and see the method definitions in there.
I would really appreciate any suggestions, since I have a limited time left to finish it.
Thanks!

Answer 1

You told the compiler to look for classes in a package named build.zzzz but you have a class named build.zzzz so it looks like your import should be "import build.zzzz;" or "import build.*;"