Force MCreator to compile normally?

Hello, I'm working on an add-on for a mod and in it I import something from the other mod that it needs, but it says it doesn't exist because MCreator doesn't have access to it. It seems like if there is an error when compiling but you do it anyways, it just doesn't compile the changes that caused the error. is there a way to give it the other mod so it has access to it, or if not, is there a way to force it to compile normally?