Wrong line numbers in error messages when using .java files

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This is the result I’ve got from @quirin’s posted example using “javac” 21.0.2:

C:\Users\Gamer>javac SomeJavaCodeWithErrors.java
SomeJavaCodeWithErrors.java:6: error: cannot find symbol
return asdflkj; // line 6, error, but it is reported be on line 3
^
symbol: variable asdflkj
location: class SomeJavaCodeWithErrors
1 error

It infers error is at line 6; but it was 1st reported at line 3!

javac states that the error is on line 6 and the other bit -
// line 6, error, but it is reported be on line 3

is just a comment in the source code and has no bearing on javac’c error report.

So it seems that javac can find and report the correct error line but Processing reports a different line number for the same error.

Seems to me like an issue for the Processing team to resolve.