configure: error: Can't find "javac" in your PATH, when install/compile a program...

JungMin · 12-04-2005, 10:25 PM

I searched the other threads, but couldnt find one that addressed my problem.....

I have installed (on Mandriva 2006) the J2RE-SDK and J2RE from Sun. At first if i typed ¨java¨ or ¨javac¨ it said that it wasnt in my path. So i searched on here and found a topic that solved that - I added a line to my ¨.bashrc¨. I logged in and out, now when i type ´java´ or ´javac´ at the command line they both work.

BUT, i am trying to compile a program.....but when i run ´./configure´ I get an error saying

¨configure: error: Can't find "javac" in your PATH¨

This is how it says to install it....

$ tar -xvjf iriverter-VER.tar.bz2
$ cd iriverter-VER
$ ./configure --with-swt=/path/to/swt.jar
$ make
# make install

I have downloaded the swt.jar file inserted it in the above.

Any ideas??? I am trying to install iriverter-0.14.

Thanks.

schneidz · 12-05-2005, 02:54 PM

i think this should be in software.

try doing './configure' without swt to see if it exports the $PATH correctly.

if you need swt (not sure what it is, i think it comes with eclipse ide), try

Code:

 cd /; find . | grep swt.jar

hth

JungMin · 12-05-2005, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schneidz

i think this should be in software.

try doing './configure' without swt to see if it exports the $PATH correctly.

if you need swt (not sure what it is, i think it comes with eclipse ide), try

Code:

 cd /; find . | grep swt.jar

hth

I download the SWT package....no problem there. But still no luck....

schneidz · 12-06-2005, 11:24 AM

what happens when you try './configure' without the '--with-swt=' option (your not literally using /path/to/swt.jar are you, that path prolly doesnt exist). <@

swt's actual path will be the return of the 'find' command.

else i'm not sure what it is.

JungMin · 12-06-2005, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schneidz

what happens when you try './configure' without the '--with-swt=' option (your not literally using /path/to/swt.jar are you, that path prolly doesnt exist). <@

swt's actual path will be the return of the 'find' command.

else i'm not sure what it is.

yeah....already tried that. I actually got it to work - well, get past that error. I tried this....

Code:

./configure javac=/usr/java/j2sdk1.4.2_10/bin --with-swt=/home/jungmin/SWT/swt.jar

It worked, I used the actual path!?!?! Because it was in the file i downloaded from eclipse. but then i got a whole bunch of exceptions at the end.....may just have to give up as i know nuthing about this stuff - WAY over my head.

Tinkster · 12-07-2005, 05:04 PM

I suppose the question is: when you installed your JDK, did
you edit any (or did your distro, depending on how you installed)
any files that are required for the set-up of environment variables?

The "clean" way of setting them would be to create a file
/etc/profile/jdk.sh
with content like

Code:

#!/bin/sh
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/java
export MANPATH="$MANPATH:/usr/lib/java/man"
export PATH="$PATH:/usr/lib/java/bin:/usr/lib/java/jre/bin"

(obviously modified to match your actual paths).

Cheers,
Tink