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Ragnar
Ragnar

Reputation: 665

Unable to locate the Javac Compiler using jre8

I upgraded from Java7 to Java8

 JAVA_HOME is C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre8

I am trying to run maven install on a plugin and I get the following error 

[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:2.3.2:compile (default-compile) on project IcrMappingReport: Compilation failure
[ERROR] Unable to locate the Javac Compiler in:
[ERROR] C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre8\..\lib\tools.jar

In all the projects I updated the JRE System Library to jre8 and also in 

Windows -> Preferences -> Java -> Installed JREs to C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre8

Can anyone tell me the problem?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 822

Answers (2)

TheRealHypo
TheRealHypo

Reputation: 617

You need the Java8 JDK not the JRE.

JDK stands for Java Development Kit, (includes Compiler)

JRE stands for Java Runtime Environment, so it's just for running Java Programs.

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html

Upvotes: 2

Fran Montero
Fran Montero

Reputation: 1680

Compiler is included in JDK, not JRE. You need a JDK in order to compile java source code.

Upvotes: 1

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