Error: JAVA_HOME is not defined correctly.

[Alfred Vahau]

Set this in your PATH which should be in /etc/profile.
Then export the PATH.
To flag the change, issue a command like
. profile (period profile). I'm assuming you're using (BA)SH shell.

Alfred,


David Gonzalez Rivera wrote:

> Is there a way to set the JAVA_HOME?
> I have JRE installed (and JDK too)
>
> I'm trying to compile jEdit (Yes I know I can download the deb, but I 
> feeling a bit bored so I prefer learning a bit more :) )
>
> Since I need this app, it tells me this
>
> david at akulinux:~/Files/apache-ant-1.6.5$ ./build.sh
> Warning: JAVA_HOME environment variable not set.
>  If build fails because sun.* classes could not be found
>  you will need to set the JAVA_HOME environment variable
>  to the installation directory of java.
> Error: JAVA_HOME is not defined correctly.
>  We cannot execute java
> Bootstrap FAILED
> david at akulinux:~/Files/apache-ant-1.6.5$
>
>