When running an .sh file the terminal is "ignoring" the *

Question

For some reason if i type ./mac-compile.sh
i get
kevin-roses-computer:~/Desktop/nexus kevinrose$ ./mac-compile.shCompiling Randomsjavac: invalid flag: Randoms/*.javaUsage: javac <options> <source files>
where possible options include:
-g Generate all debugging info
-g:none Generate no debugging info
-g:{lines,vars,source} Generate only some debugging info
-nowarn Generate no warnings
-verbose Output messages about what the compiler is doing
-deprecation Output source locations where deprecated APIs are used
-classpath <path> Specify where to find user class files
-cp <path> Specify where to find user class files
-sourcepath <path> Specify where to find input source files
-bootclasspath <path> Override location of bootstrap class files
-extdirs <dirs> Override location of installed extensions
-endorseddirs <dirs> Override location of endorsed standards path
-d <directory> Specify where to place generated class files
-encoding <encoding> Specify character encoding used by source files
-source <release> Provide source compatibility with specified release
-target <release> Generate class files for specific VM version
-version Version information
-help Print a synopsis of standard options
-X Print a synopsis of nonstandard options
-J<flag> Pass <flag> directly to the runtime system
Compiling Scripts
javac: invalid flag: Scripts/*.java
Usage: javac <options> <source files>
where possible options include:
-g Generate all debugging info
-g:none Generate no debugging info
-g:{lines,vars,source} Generate only some debugging info
-nowarn Generate no warnings
-verbose Output messages about what the compiler is doing
-deprecation Output source locations where deprecated APIs are used
-classpath <path> Specify where to find user class files
-cp <path> Specify where to find user class files
-sourcepath <path> Specify where to find input source files
-bootclasspath <path> Override location of bootstrap class files
-extdirs <dirs> Override location of installed extensions
-endorseddirs <dirs> Override location of endorsed standards path
-d <directory> Specify where to place generated class files
-encoding <encoding> Specify character encoding used by source files
-source <release> Provide source compatibility with specified release
-target <release> Generate class files for specific VM version
-version Version information
-help Print a synopsis of standard options
-X Print a synopsis of nonstandard options
-J<flag> Pass <flag> directly to the runtime system
kevin-roses-computer:~/Desktop/nexus kevinrose$
but if i execute the command
the first one in the file
kevin-roses-computer:~/Desktop/nexus kevinrose$ javac -classpath .:././jars/impsoft.jar:././jars/swt.jar:././jars/jython.jar:././plugins Randoms/*.java
kevin-roses-computer:~/Desktop/nexus kevinrose$
and it has worked. Any clue why its ignoring the *
here is the contents of the .sh file.
echo Compiling Randoms
javac -classpath .:././jars/impsoft.jar:././jars/swt.jar:././jars/jython.jar:././plugins Randoms/*.java
echo Compiling Scripts
javac -classpath .:././jars/impsoft.jar:././jars/swt.jar:././jars/jython.jar:././plugins Scripts/*.java

Answer 1

You posted this question last week and I recall posting a plausible answer which I'll expand on here.
Javac shows this behaviour when the shell script file doesn't have the correct end of line characters. This can happen when the file is generated on one platform and transferred across to Mac OS X. Since the script file is fairly short, it would be easy to retype it into TextEdit and then save a new version.
Be sure to change the file permissions by using chmod in Terminal:
chmod 777 filename
Bob