Meant to do this for new buffers, too

vimrc.after

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ autocmd BufNewFile,BufRead *.feature,*.rb,*.ru,*.xml,*.html,*.htm,Gemfile,Rakefi
     \| set softtabstop=2
 
 " Set up some sane java compilation bits
-autocmd BufRead *.java set efm=%A\ %#[javac]\ %f:%l:\ %m,%-Z\ %#[javac]\ %p^,%-C%.%#
+autocmd BufNewFile,BufRead *.java set efm=%A\ %#[javac]\ %f:%l:\ %m,%-Z\ %#[javac]\ %p^,%-C%.%#
     \| set makeprg=ant\ -find\ build.xml
 
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