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I can declare the following package with modifiers but it doesn't seem to have any effect on anything: <pre><code>private public protected static final package com.stackoverflow.mangodrunk // ... class Whatever { // ... } </code></pre> So my question is, does adding a modifier before a package decleration do anything and why would it be allowed by the compiler? Update: Seems to be an issue with the compiler bundled with Eclipse, as others have mentioned this is a compiler error using Sun's JDK.
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1. COHoly crap, you're right, the Eclipse compiler compiles this just fine....
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2. COThis is a fairly minor bug, but if you want to report it, you can do it here: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/
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