java - Error: The package org.apache.commons is not accessible

Question

I have just recently started using Eclipse and am running into problems trying to install external libraries. Following online tutorials, I add the .jar file to the classpath and I see it in the referenced libraries folder. Despite this, when trying to import, I get the error:

The package org.apache.commons is not accessible

For reference, I am trying to install the apache math commons library.

Answer 1

Your code probably has two issues.

First, the import statement is wrong since in Java you cannot add a package itself, but all classes of a package as follows (note .*; at the end):

import org.apache.commons.math4.linear.*;

or a specific class, e.g.

import org.apache.commons.math4.linear.FieldMatrix;

Second, you use the Java Platform Module System (JPMS) by having a module-info.java file in the default package probably without the required requires <module>; statement. JPMS was introduced in Java 9 and you have Java 12.

Do one of the following:

• Delete the module-info.java file (if needed, you can recreate it via right-clicking the project folder and choosing Configure > Create module-info.java)
• In module-info.java add the corresponding requires statement, e.g. by going to the line with the import statement and using the corresponding Quick Fix (Ctrl+1)