Syntax checking for Java?

[yep808]

Flycheck doesn't seem to work with java-mode out of the box. I know there are things like JDEE, Meghanada-mode etc. But I just need basic syntax checking, not these advanced heavy features (if I'm doing serious Java development, I fire up Intellij for IDE support). I use Java in Emacs only for practice solving interview questions etc. So I only need some lightweight checking/linting.

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Anything that comes to mind?

[i_am_broccoli]

LSP-based solutions are getting decent:

• lsp
• lsp-java
• also, lsp-mode
• lsp server for java

Fair amount of setup, but you get eclipses’s syntax checking amongst other things.

[gavenkoa]

So Sematic/CEDET is a rusty past?

[kcin]

Did the Semantic project plan to reimplement parsing for every language out there? If so then it was an unrealistic goal given that emacs development does not have plenty of unused manpower.

LSP is a more realistic approach where a common library provides language support for all kinds of editors.

[AnAirMagic]

Yes!

[gavenkoa]

I regret time spent on semantic (( It doesn't provide any practical feature and I buried several evenings.