Originally posted by Michael Bruesch:
I don't have the current directory set in my classpath, but I've never had any problems compiling or running any java files.
It used to be required in Java 1.1. They changed it to automatically include the current directory, I don't remember whether it was in Java 1.2 or 1.3, so now you don't
need to include it in your classpath, at least theoretically, and in your case, also practically. However many people still include it "just in case".