[news.eclipse.tools] Re: Somewhat odd compiler error: "... missing type

[Jon Skeet <skeet@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jon Skeet <skeet@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I've just added a new class to my project (by adding it to the file 
> system then refreshing the directory from local), and it's come up with 
> a bizarre compilation error:
> 
> "This compilation unit indirectly references the missing type 
> java.lang.Object (typically some required class file is referencing a 
> type outside the classpath)"
> 
> Rebuilding all doesn't help, and the error cursor is stuck on line one 
> of the source file.
> 
> I'm pretty sure the code itself is okay, and when playing with 
> refactoring I think I saw this error before (but dismissed it as user 
> error at the time).
> 
> Any advice? Clearly java.lang.Object is known about, otherwise *nothing* 
> would compile...

Fear not, I've found the problem. My installation was screwed up, almost 
certainly due to gross user error.

(It's somewhat surprising that a rebuild all didn't mark all classes as 
problematic though.)

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