import statements don't work when used from com.sun.whatever package

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When I try to compile the following file:

package com.sun.test

import java.util.Date

I get the error message

comsuntest.scala:3: error: Date is not a member of java.util
import java.util.Date
       ^
one error found

It should be possible to be able to write new code in com.sun packages, Sun employees do use Scala too :-)

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Imported From: https://issues.scala-lang.org/browse/SI-514?orig=1
Reporter: Ivan Tarasov (ivant)
Attachments:

• comsuntest.scala (created on Feb 19, 2008 1:02:00 PM UTC, 45 bytes)

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Ivan Tarasov (ivant) said:
file which can't be compiled, although it should

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Ivan Tarasov (ivant) said:
if “sun” in the package name is replaced with something else, e.g. “aaa”, the file compiles correctly. In that specific case (without any classes/objects declared), no files is produced.

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@odersky said:
I assume there's a java subpackage somewhere on the com.sun path which shadows the root java. You need to address the root java package explicitly writing

 _root_.java.util

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@odersky said:
Milestone 2.7.1 deleted