Likely the .class file is still present? Javac compiles .java files into .class files, and then java executes from .class files.
Mike http://blog.mikemccandless.com On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 8:13 AM, daniel <daniel_pfis...@msn.com> wrote: > > I'm new to Lucene and Java, > > I'm trying to modify the source code for the indexing function in > Lucene-3.0.3; however, when I modified IndexFiles.java nothing happened, it > simply indexed the files the same way as before. So I deleted that file > entirely, and entered "java org.apache.lucene.demo.IndexFiles (+ file to be > index)" in the cmd line again, and IT STILL RAN! > > What is going on here? How can the program run when the file is removed? > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://lucene.472066.n3.nabble.com/IndexFiles-cmd-runs-even-when-IndexFiles-java-is-deleted-tp2889622p2889622.html > Sent from the Lucene - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >
