I think there are two different windows installers for the JDK. A zip file and a windows installer. They may behave differently.
I use Mac OS X, my henchmen use Windows. I think I remember one of them having a similar problem, but not with Maven. On 3/21/06 1:13 PM, "Alexandre Poitras" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: -- Kathryn Huxtable Middleware Architect Core Middleware Information Technology, a division of Information Services The University of Kansas > Windows mysteries :) > > On 3/21/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> The re-install appears to have fixed the issue. Looking at the contents of >> C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_06, there appear to be more files in there >> then under the previous install. The first install must have been >> incomplete. >> >> I guess, if all else fails, re-install... >> >> >> Ian >> >> It's better to be hated for who you are >> than loved for who you are not >> >> Ian D. Stewart >> Appl Dev Analyst-Advisory, DCS Automation >> JPMorganChase Global Technology Infrastructure >> Phone: (614) 244-2564 >> Pager: (888) 260-0078 >> >> >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> chase.com To: "Maven Users List" >> <[email protected]> >> cc: >> 03/21/2006 09:43 Subject: Re: mvn compile >> fails on Windows w/ JDK 1.5.0_06 >> AM >> Please respond to >> "Maven Users >> List" >> >> >> >> >> >> Sounds like it may be something specific to my installation then. Not >> quite the answer I was hoping for, but at least it's a start. >> >> I'll try uninstalling and reinstalling JDK 1.5.0_06 and see if that gets me >> anywhere. >> >> >> Ian >> >> It's better to be hated for who you are >> than loved for who you are not >> >> Ian D. Stewart >> Appl Dev Analyst-Advisory, DCS Automation >> JPMorganChase Global Technology Infrastructure >> Phone: (614) 244-2564 >> Pager: (888) 260-0078 >> >> >> >> "Alexandre >> >> Poitras" To: "Maven Users >> List" <[email protected]> >> <alexandre.poitras cc: >> >> @gmail.com> Subject: Re: mvn compile >> fails on Windows w/ JDK 1.5.0_06 >> >> 03/21/2006 08:56 >> >> AM >> >> Please respond to >> >> "Maven Users List" >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I have never seen this problem and I have both a jdk and a jre installed. >> >> On 3/20/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Dear List, >>> >>> I recently upgraded my JDK from 1.5.0_04 to 1.5.0_06. Now when I run >>> >>> mvn compile >>> >>> I get the following error: >>> >>> Unable to locate the Javac Compiler in: >>> C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\..\lib\tools.jar >>> Please ensure you are using JDK 1.4 or above and >>> not a JRE (the com.sun.tools.javac.Main class is required). >>> In most cases you can change the location of your Java >>> installation by setting the JAVA_HOME environment variable. >>> >>> Note that JAVA_HOME is set to C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_06. >>> >>> There appears to be a built-in assumption somewhere within >>> maven-compiler-plugin that ${java.home} == ${jre.home}\.. While this was >>> true under jdk1.5.0_04, it is not the case with jdk1.5.0_06 (The JDK is >>> installed under C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_06, while the JRE is >>> installed under C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06). I've tried tracking >>> down the place in the code where this assumption is made, so that I could >>> submit a patch, and got as far as >>> org.codehaus.plexus.compiler.manager.CompilerManager, but I haven't been >>> able to track down the location of the Plexus SVN repository to research >>> further. >>> >>> Before I post a bug report, has any body else encountered this problem, >> and >>> is there a patch and/or work around available? >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Ian >>> >>> It's better to be hated for who you are >>> than loved for who you are not >>> >>> Ian D. Stewart >>> Appl Dev Analyst-Advisory, DCS Automation >>> JPMorganChase Global Technology Infrastructure >>> Phone: (614) 244-2564 >>> Pager: (888) 260-0078 >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Alexandre Poitras >> Québec, Canada >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > > > -- > Alexandre Poitras > Québec, Canada > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
