Re: Installed JDK on Windows XP, no javac?



Knute Johnson wrote:
> jg.campbell.ng@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > Hardly a Java question, but I'll try my luck.
> >
> > I've just installed JDK (JDK-1_5_0_04-windows-i586-p.exe) on a Windows
> > XP machine; or thought that I did. 'java'(.exe) is there in the
> > relevant \bin directory. But no 'javac'? Am I going mad?
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > Jon C.
> >
>
> Jon:
>
> You need to add the compiler bin to your path:
>
> C:\progra~1\Java\jdk1.5.0_04\bin
>
> in my XP installation.

I have been able to run 'java' okay. There is no 'javac.exe' in the
\bin directory. I've set 'JAVA_HOME' and 'PATH' via 'Environment
Variables'.

(I should explain that a five hours in XP has me in a pretty anxious
state -- I normally use Linux. But that's hardly an explanation of this
madness.)

Thanks,

Jon C.

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