diff --git a/examples/simple/compile.sh b/examples/simple/compile.sh
index a33018d15b35cc51914ca94e969d03ae59b20596..a5566fc61fb48e8d90681415033a17b9ff878d47 100644
--- a/examples/simple/compile.sh
+++ b/examples/simple/compile.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 mkdir -p gen
 java -jar ../../compiler/labComm.jar --java=gen --c=gen/simple.c --h=gen/simple.h  --python=gen/simple.py simple.lc 
 
-javac -cp ../../lib/java:. gen/*.java Encoder.java Decoder.java
+javac -cp ../../lib/java/labcomm2013.jar:. gen/*.java Encoder.java Decoder.java
 
 gcc -Wall -Werror -Wno-unused-function \
     -I. -I../../lib/c -L../../lib/c \
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ gcc -Wall -Werror -I . -I ../../lib/c -L../../lib/c \
 mkdir -p gen06
 java -jar ../../compiler/labComm.jar --ver=2006 --java=gen06 --c=gen06/simple.c --h=gen06/simple.h  --python=gen06/simple.py simple.lc 
 
-javac -cp ../../lib/java:. gen06/*.java Encoder06.java Decoder06.java
+javac -cp ../../lib/java/labcomm2006.jar:. gen06/*.java Encoder06.java Decoder06.java
 
 gcc -Wall -Werror -I.  -I../../lib/c/2006 -L../../lib/c \
     -o example_encoder06 example_encoder06.c gen06/simple.c \
diff --git a/examples/simple/run.sh b/examples/simple/run.sh
index 074b05c209bb7e067a992a6fb67f24ea640654af..192225d33f8522c12c4a14e956b37c9fb5cfe4b9 100644
--- a/examples/simple/run.sh
+++ b/examples/simple/run.sh
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ echo "***   Running example for version 2013   ***"
 echo "********************************************"
 echo
 
-java -cp .:../../lib/java:gen Encoder encoded_data
+java -cp .:../../lib/java/labcomm2013.jar:gen Encoder encoded_data
 ./example_decoder encoded_data
 
 PYTHONPATH=../../lib/python:gen ./example_encoder.py encoded_data
-java -cp .:../../lib/java:gen Decoder encoded_data
+java -cp .:../../lib/java/labcomm2013.jar:gen Decoder encoded_data
 
 ./example_encoder encoded_data
-java -cp .:../../lib/java:gen Decoder encoded_data
+java -cp .:../../lib/java/labcomm2013.jar:gen Decoder encoded_data
 
 echo "running python decoder (from wiki_example):"
 PYTHONPATH=../../lib/python ../wiki_example/example_decoder.py encoded_data LabComm2013
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ echo "***   Running C and Java example for version 2006   ***"
 echo "*******************************************************"
 echo
 
-java -cp .:../../lib/java:gen06 Encoder06 encoded_data06
+java -cp .:../../lib/java/labcomm2006.jar:gen06 Encoder06 encoded_data06
 ./example_decoder06 encoded_data06
 
 PYTHONPATH=../../lib/python:gen ./example_encoder.py encoded_data06 LabComm2006
-java -cp .:../../lib/java:gen06 Decoder06 encoded_data06
+java -cp .:../../lib/java/labcomm2006.jar:gen06 Decoder06 encoded_data06
 
 ./example_encoder06 encoded_data06
-java -cp .:../../lib/java:gen06 Decoder06 encoded_data06
+java -cp .:../../lib/java/labcomm2006.jar:gen06 Decoder06 encoded_data06
 
 echo "running python decoder (from wiki_example):"
 PYTHONPATH=../../lib/python ../wiki_example/example_decoder.py encoded_data06 LabComm2006
diff --git a/examples/user_types/compile.sh b/examples/user_types/compile.sh
index 37df26f0409f4ba35060c786badc5bac072dac6a..e1029d83815313c72f21915695fdf66464bd8113 100644
--- a/examples/user_types/compile.sh
+++ b/examples/user_types/compile.sh
@@ -7,16 +7,15 @@
 mkdir -p gen
 java -jar ../../compiler/labComm.jar --java=gen --c=gen/test.c --h=gen/test.h  --python=gen/test.py test.lc 
 
-javac -cp ../../lib/java:. gen/*.java Encoder.java Decoder.java
+javac -cp ../../lib/java/labcomm2013.jar:. gen/*.java Encoder.java Decoder.java
 
+# for macOS, add     -DLABCOMM_COMPAT=\"labcomm_compat_osx.h\" \
 gcc -Wall -Werror -Wno-unused-function \
     -I. -I../../lib/c -L../../lib/c \
-     -DLABCOMM_COMPAT=\"labcomm_compat_osx.h\" \
-    -llabcomm2013 \
-    -o example_encoder example_encoder.c gen/test.c 
+    -o example_encoder example_encoder.c gen/test.c \
+    -llabcomm2013 
 
 gcc -Wall -Werror -I . -I ../../lib/c -L../../lib/c \
-     -DLABCOMM_COMPAT=\"labcomm_compat_osx.h\" \
     -o example_decoder example_decoder.c gen/test.c \
     -llabcomm2013 
     #-Tlabcomm.linkscript
diff --git a/examples/user_types/run.sh b/examples/user_types/run.sh
index 09bdcd7b621e0afb2ebe22621ebb4c8a1389564b..2bdc6eea0cdf570c61a26f24e0aa9c294dfd9758 100644
--- a/examples/user_types/run.sh
+++ b/examples/user_types/run.sh
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ echo "***   Running example for version 2013   ***"
 echo "********************************************"
 echo
 
-java -cp .:../../lib/java:gen Encoder encoded_data
+java -cp .:../../lib/java/labcomm2013.jar:gen Encoder encoded_data
 
 echo "running Java  decoder:"
-java -cp .:../../lib/java:gen Decoder encoded_data
+java -cp .:../../lib/java/labcomm2013.jar:gen Decoder encoded_data
 
 echo "running C decoder:"
 ./example_decoder encoded_data
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ echo "running C encoder:"
 ./example_encoder encoded_data
 
 echo "running Java  decoder:"
-java -cp .:../../lib/java:gen Decoder encoded_data
+java -cp .:../../lib/java/labcomm2013.jar:gen Decoder encoded_data
 
 echo "running C decoder:"
 ./example_decoder encoded_data
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ echo "running python encoder:"
 PYTHONPATH=../../lib/python:gen ./example_encoder.py encoded_data2
 
 echo "running Java  decoder:"
-java -cp .:../../lib/java:gen Decoder encoded_data2
+java -cp .:../../lib/java/labcomm2013.jar:gen Decoder encoded_data2
 
 echo "running C decoder:"
 ./example_decoder encoded_data2