Problems showing compilation errors

Question

I'm connecting to an Oracle Database version: 10.2.0.3.0 64bit
SQL Developer version:1.5.1
SQL*Plus command line version: 10.2.0.4.0 using OJDBC14.jar driver
When I compile in the command line, I see errors:
SQL> alter package MY_SCHEMA.MY_COMPANY_PACKAGE compile body;
Warning: Package Body altered with compilation errors.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.76
SQL> show error;
Errors for PACKAGE BODY MY_SCHEMA.MY_COMPANY_PACKAGE:
LINE/COL ERROR
1951/5   PL/SQL: SQL Statement ignored
1955/27  PLS-00201: identifier 'T_SETUP_COMPLETE_DATE' must be declared
1956/5   PL/SQL: ORA-00904: : invalid identifier
2005/5   PL/SQL: SQL Statement ignored
2013/52  PL/SQL: ORA-00984: column not allowed here
2050/5   PL/SQL: SQL Statement ignored
2052/27  PLS-00201: identifier 'T_DEFINITION_ISSUED_DATE' must be declared
2053/5   PL/SQL: ORA-00904: : invalid identifier
2078/5   PL/SQL: SQL Statement ignored
2082/71  PL/SQL: ORA-00984: column not allowed here
2265/9   PL/SQL: SQL Statement ignored
2267/30  PLS-00201: identifier 'T_PARM_DESC' must be declared
2268/9   PL/SQL: ORA-00904: : invalid identifier
2306/13  PL/SQL: SQL Statement ignored
2310/58  PL/SQL: ORA-00984: column not allowed here
5132/9   PL/SQL: Statement ignored
5132/39  PLS-00201: identifier 'ROOT' must be declared
5152/9   PL/SQL: SQL Statement ignored
5152/21  PL/SQL: ORA-00942: table or view does not exist
5167/21  PL/SQL: ORA-00942: table or view does not existHowever, in SQL Developer, I use the same database/login. From the connection view, I drill down to the package, then the body, then Edit, and Compile.
All I see on the "Messages - Log, Messages" tab is:
MY_COMPANY_PACKAGE Body Compiled (with warnings)The "Compile Log - Compiler" tab shows a list of warnings, but none of the errors I see in the command line. What bugs me more is that my coworkers who use the same version of SQL Developer connecting to the same database with the same login ID can see the errors in the UI.
I should note, when I first connect, I do see a small red x on the package body, but it goes away almost immediately once I do something, like clicking "edit" or "compile."

Answer 1

The default compiler option settings in SQLDeveloper include lots of warnings and there is a database imposed limit of 20 messages so if you have a lot of warnings, the errors aren't shown. The default in the database (and therefore in sql*plus ) doesn't include any warnings.
To change the compiler options in SQLDeveloper, go to Tools | Preferences|Database PL/SQL compiler options. There are various options for what type of messages to display. You could set performance to DISABLE and the others to ERROR for example.
The red cross indicates the procedure is invalid.