javac error: Class names are only accepted if annotation processing is explicitly requested

Question

I get this error when I compile my java program:

error: Class names, \'EnumDevices\', are only accepted if annotation 
processing is explicitly requested
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Answer 1

I was stumped by this too because I was including the .Java extension ... then I noticed the capital J.

This will also cause the "annotation processing" error:

javac myclass.Java 

Instead, it should be:

javac myclass.java