re: Java package declaration: Netbeans says: ‘Incorrect Package’ - netbeans

Question

orig post:
Hello List,
I am new to Java, Netbeans, and the IB Java API.
I downloaded the IB Java API software and I am using Netbeans to look at it.
On one of the files, Netbeans is indicating a problem with the file.
At the very top of the file, the author has placed a package declaration:
package samples.rfq;
Netbeans is using a red-dot to the left of the package declaration to tell me that it has a problem with the package declaration.
When I mouse-hover the package declaration, Netbeans tells me this:
Incorrect Package (Alt-Enter shows hints)
On my Mac-keyboard I press Alt-Enter and Netbeans just interprets that as an Enter (and then I need to undo that Enter).
I have 2 questions:
How do I work around the Alt-Enter-bug to see the hints?
What do you typically do when Netbeans indicates 'Incorrect Package' on one of your package declarations?
My comment to Josefx:
josefx,
I think maybe you gave me a good clue.
I looked at the file and I see it here in the (Linux) file system:
a#z2:/pt/z2/api$
a#z2:/pt/z2/api$ ls -la /pt/z2/api/samples/rfq/SampleRfq.java
-rw-r--r-- 1 a a 14475 2008-08-13 15:49 /pt/z2/api/samples/rfq/SampleRfq.java
a#z2:/pt/z2/api$
a#z2:/pt/z2/api$
a#z2:/pt/z2/api$
a#z2:/pt/z2/api$ grep package /pt/z2/api/samples/rfq/SampleRfq.java
package samples.rfq;
a#z2:/pt/z2/api$
So obviously it is in a directory which matches its package declaration.
I tried running javac against the file from a variety of directories.
This works:
cd /pt/z2/api/
javac samples/rfq/SampleRfq.java
If I run javac from any other directory it fails.
So, I see a dependency between 3 things here:
Location of the SampleRfq.java
Syntax in the package declaration
Location of the javac command
Since I got javac to work, I'm convinced of 2 things:
SampleRfq.java is in the correct directory
Syntax in the package declaration is correct
So, it looks like my issue is with Netbeans.
Netbeans is too ... 'stupid' to know that:
SampleRfq.java is in the correct directory
Syntax in the package declaration is correct
How do I help Netbeans?
I posted a question to the Netbeans mail-list and the only answer I got was: "Fix the incorrect file name".

Answer 1

ok,
I got the error to evaporate.
steps:
abandon my netbeans project
rsync my code to a new directory; create new NB project; (NB will not let me use old code)
right-click-project: select properties
Add folder
Pick the parent of the directory corresponding to the package
Netbeans now "knows" that the package declaration matches the directory structure.