I'm trying to run react native cli and I'm coming across the error below:
ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_102
Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
location of your Java installation.
I was getting different build errors yesterday and when trying to debug I set the JAVA_HOME to their answer on SO. Since, I have been getting the error above and found no solution. Most of the answers consist of removing \bin but as you can see that is not set in the current directory.
I have tried reinstalling Java and setting it to the known path but the error did not change.
Is it strange that I had no Java file prior to manual installation this morning and the cli was running?
Grateful for any advice and help.
Obviously, you are misconfigured.
it's my pc JAVA_HOME.
I am trying to set up maven for my project and I am getting this error
"JAVA_HOME should point to a JDK not a JRE"
I know there are already similar question but it did not work. How can I point JAVA_HOME to JDK in windows. I am using IntelliJ IDEA
Control Panel -> System and Security -> System -> Advanced system settings -> Advanced -> Environment Variables -> New System Variable
I am going through the same process on Mac OSX. I installed the latest JDK, then installed Maven. Someone suggested I set the JAVA_HOME variable so I pointed it to the JDK installation folder. When running Maven mvn compile exec:java I received the same error NB: JAVA_HOME should point to a JDK not a JRE.
All I did was unset the JAVA_HOME variable and it worked.
do it thru cmd -
echo %JAVA_HOME%
set set JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0
echo %JAVA_HOME%
I met the same problem. (Window 10 environment)
I solved it by deleting the JAVA_HOME="C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_161\bin" in the User Variables instead of adding to the System Variables directly.
Then I test that editing JAVA_HOME="C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_161\" worked too.
When I run "mvn -version" in command prompt window, it shows "Java home: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_161\jre".
In conclusion, I guess the JAVA_HOME shouldn't include bin directory.
I added JAVA_HOME path in user variable and omit the "/bin".
I tried every method given here but only this worked for me.
I have spent 3 hours for solving the error The JAVA_HOME environment variable is not defined correctly. This environment variable is needed to run this program NB: JAVA_HOME should point to a JDK not a JRE
Finally I got the solution. Please set the JAVA_HOME value by Browse Directory button/option. Try to find the jdk path. Ex: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_181
It will remove the semicolon issue. :D
My JAVA_HOME was set correctly but I solved this issue by running Command Prompt as Administrator
In Mac OS the hierarchy library > java > JavaVirtualMachines - (inside this folder there are different versions of jdk) select your desired version and inside jdk-version folder there is a contents folder inside contents you'll find "Home" folder
while declaring $JAVA_HOME you haVE TO GIVE THAT HOME PATH for example-
(normal shell commands)
open terminal type vi .bash_profile
(to open file name bash_profile)
press "i" to enable insert mode
give java home path as-
export JAVA_HOME=/Library/java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_131.jdk/Contents/Home
After editing press esc to exit editing mode
then :wq to quit and save
This will remove JAVA_HOME should point to a JDK not a JRE error
and also saves you from future errors
For mac OS, this worked for me... none of the above solutions
$ vim .bash_profile
export JAVA_HOME=$(/usr/libexec/java_home)
$ source .bash_profile
Be sure to use the correct path!
I mistakenly had written C:\Program Files\Java\. Changing it to C:\Program Files\Java\jdk\11.0.6\ fixed the issue.
In cmd I then checked for the version of maven with mvn -version.
Just as an addition to other answers
For macOS users, you may have a ~/.mavenrc file, and that is where mvn command looks for definition of JAVA_HOME first. So check there first and make sure the directory JAVA_HOME points to is correct in that file.
if You have
The JAVA_HOME environment variable is not defined correctly
This environment variable is needed to run this program
NB: JAVA_HOME should point to a JDK not a JRE
Error
so do one thing ...type
C:>dir/x
and you will see the PROGRA~1 or May ~2
and After int Environment Variable Chang The JAVA_HOME Dir Like This
JAVA_HOME:- C:\PROGRA~1\Java\jdk1.8.0_144\
also Set In Path :-%JAVA_HOME%\bin;
And it Works
Make sure that you do NOT have a JRE path, if you have delete it.
Add JAVA_HOME in the System variable. Variable value: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-10.0.2 (location of JDK without bin)
Add M2 in the System variable. Variable value: C:\dev\maven\apache-maven-3.5.4\bin (location of maven with bin)
Add M2_HOME in the System variable. Variable value: C:\dev\maven\apache-maven-3.5.4 (location of maven without bin)
Add %JAVA_HOME% and %M2% in Path System Variable or C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-10.0.2 and C:\dev\maven\apache-maven-3.5.4\bin --> For windows 10, just add the location. For other version, at the end of the Variable Value field add semicolon then the location Ex: ;%JAVA_HOME%;%M2%
I did not check if the addition or removal of bin changes the result but nonetheless this works for me.
In addition to sovas' response on how to add the JAVA_HOME variable, if it was working before and stopped working, ensure that the path still exists. I updated Java recently which deleted the old version, invalidating my JAVA_HOME environment variable.
This worked for me for Windows 10, Java 8_144.
If the path contains spaces, use the shortened path name. For example, C:\Progra~1\Java\jdk1.8.0_65
Under System Variables add below
JAVA_HOME = C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_201
JDK_HOME = %JAVA_HOME%\bin
M2_HOME = C:\apache-maven-3.6.0
MAVEN_BIN = %M2_HOME%\bin
MAVEN_HOME = %M2_HOME%
Under path Add these
%M2_HOME%
%JDK_HOME%
you should only add this path to Manage Jenkins -> Global Tool Configuration -> JDK
for java 11
/usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-amd64
for java 8
/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64
And then use same in your jenkins jobs accordingly
In IntelliJ IDEA go to File>Project Structure>SDK>JDK home path.
Copy it and then go to
My Computer>Advanced Settings>Environment Variables
Change the JAVA_HOME path to what you have copied.
Then open new cmd, and try mvn -v
It worked for me !!!
Add JAVA_HOME = C:\Program Files\Java\jdk(version) in User variable, it works for me. For me, it doesn't work with bin and even if I create JAVA_HOME in system variable
just remove the semicolon at the end of JAVA_HOME variable's value.
set JAVA_HOME as C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_171
It worked for me.
I had this issue but for Mac Os, I set the JAVA_HOME variable in the .bash_profile to be export JAVA_HOME=$(/usr/libexec/java_home) then save. After that ran source ~/.bash_profile finally mvn -version and it fixed the issue. Hope that helps
First, ensure that the Maven bin is in your Environmental Variable PATH entry.
If it is, make sure your entries aren't somehow out of order, and that JAVA_HOME is before Path in the list, or any entry that references %JAVA_HOME%. I was getting the same error when I was trying to check my maven version.
I have a few extra path variables that reference %JAVA_HOME%, or a different version of a JDK and Maven was mixed in between. I moved my Maven path entry below my %JAVA_HOME% one and now everything is working when I use Maven from cmd.
But it is Windows, so perhaps my just opening and closing the Environment Variables setting somehow made everything better.
Windows 10 Home for me:
I'm studying maven through a udemy course. First time environment variables were ok. I had on JAVA_HOME on SYSTEM VARIABLE like this:
D:\Install\Java\jdk-12.0.1;D:\Install\apache-maven-3.5.4-bin\apache-maven-3.5.4
After some days, don't know what's happened, I began to receive:
C:\Users\Franco>mvn -version
The JAVA_HOME environment variable is not defined correctly
This environment variable is needed to run this program
NB: JAVA_HOME should point to a JDK not a JRE
After trying all above, I tried to delete jdk the entry on SYSTEM VARIABLES, and putting it on USER VARIABLES, so now I have:
JAVA_HOME on USER VARIABLES: D:\Install\Java\jdk-12.0.1
JAVA_HOME on SYSTEM VARIABLES: D:\Install\apache-maven-3.5.4-bin\apache-maven-3.5.4
now restarting CMD I have:
C:\Users\Franco>mvn -version
Apache Maven 3.5.4 (1edded0938998edf8bf061f1ceb3cfdeccf443fe; 2018-06-17T20:33:14+02:00)
Maven home: D:\Install\apache-maven-3.5.4-bin\apache-maven-3.5.4\bin\..
Java version: 12.0.1, vendor: Oracle Corporation, runtime: D:\Install\Java\jdk-12.0.1
Default locale: en_US, platform encoding: Cp1252
OS name: "windows 10", version: "10.0", arch: "amd64", family: "windows"
In my case the error started showing up as Java version got updated. So JAVA_HOME path became invalid.
Please check
Location referred to in JAVA_HOME exists.
If it's like my case, update the value from the old path to the new path.
(A better fix would be to set java update such that it auto upgrades the JAVA_HOME reference.)
Even after trying this solution from sovas which is accepted if it does not work
RESTART intellij / CMD prompt instead of trying on the existing opened
i was trying the command from terminal under intellij but still getting same problem.
Do reopen cmd / INTELLIJ and the variable will get reloaded. It fixed the problem for me (ofcourse after correcting the Path to JDK not jre and removing the bin
I am trying to install Apache Ant on my system, while setting the path variable. I have jdk installed on my system. I set the ANT_HOME environment variable to where ant is located on the system, i.e, F:\apache-ant-1.9.6\, and the path variable to F:\apache-ant-1.9.6\bin.
But when I test if ANT is installed correctly by typing ant -version on cmd , I get this error:
Unable to locate tools.jar. Expected to find it in C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.
0_25\lib\tools.jar
Apache Ant(TM) version 1.9.6 compiled on June 29 2015
While reading this answer, they say tools.jar in included in jdk and not jre. But I have correctly installed jdk, and set the environment variable correctly for that too.
When you actually go to the location specified by ant build it'll not have tools.jar.
The error is misleading and wrong. It is just because either JAVA_HOME is not defined or not set properly. Once it is done, error would get resolved.
I was also facing same issue but after research of an 1 hour I got a solution.
In system variable set your jdk path in starting.
Variable name: Path
Variable value: C:\ProgramFiles\Java\jdk1.8.0_45\bin;C:\Users\SESA401780\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\build-tools;C:\Users\SESA401780\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\tools;...
Enter Ok Ok ... and
Open new cmd
You are most likely missing the JAVA_HOME environment variable. It looks like the java.exe you are running from the command line is finding your JRE, not your JDK. Set JAVA_HOME to the location of your JDK, and move the bin directory of your JDK to be before the JRE in your PATH and try again, should work.
As the error message says:
Unable to locate tools.jar. Expected to find it in C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.
0_25\lib\tools.jar
tools.jar is expected to be in C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8,
but it's not there.
That path looks suspiciously like a JRE path,
not a JDK.
Make sure to set JAVA_HOME to the path of your JDK. Then it should work.
It seems that currently JAVA_HOME is pointing to the path of the JRE,
not the JDK.
Hi I am a beginner java programmer and recently I've started reading Thinking in Java 4th edition to consolidate my knoledge of java after I read Head first Java.Problem is that this book has it's own library and I can't seem to make it work in eclipse even after I did everything it said on the website guide.I instaled ant acordinly with this video guide http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJmndRfb1TU and i'm getting this error:
"Unable to locate tools.jar.Expected to find it in C:\Program files\Java\jre7\lib\tools.jar
Buildfile:C:\TIJ4\code\build.xml
build:
BUILD FAILED
C:\TIJ4\code\build.xml:59:J2SE5 required
Total time:0 seconds
I tried reinstaling JDK witch was suggested on a forum but it still dident work so I don't really know what to do.
Can anyone tell me how can I solve this problem? Also, more importantly, can't this be done with Eclipse alone without installing Ant(I've only used eclipse for code writing and compiling so I'm not very familiar with it)Thant you.
You are using a JRE instead of a JDK. Install a JDK and point your PATH and JAVA_HOME variables to the JDK home, not to the JRE home.
I see that Ant is using the Java Home from the JRE, e.g. C:\Program files\Java\jre7\
But it should be C:\Program files\Java\jdk1.7.0\ or similar.
Check your system's environment variables (e.g. press Windows-Key and Pause together, then select Extended Settings > Environment Variables. Check that JAVA_HOME is set to the JDK installation path and that in the PATH variables, the folder of the JDK comes before the folder of the JRE (or remove/replace the JRE path altogether with the one from the JDK).
Ant needs to find the JDK first in the PATH.
Install the JDK, latest version, and check the environment variable JAVA_HOME.
If it is not found, create it and set it to C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0 ...
tools.jar contains the java compiler, and only comes with the Java Development Kit (JDK). Your error message point to the Java Runtime (JRE).
From Eclipse, you set that from Window/Preferences/Java/Installed JREs. This is equivalent to, and will override, the alternative way of setting it via Windows environment variables.
I tried installing the JDK - jdk1.7.0_09
and did whatever was needful in the Environment Variables section
but i still was getting this error
"Unable to locate tools.jar. Expected to find it in C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\li
b\tools.jar
Buildfile: build.xml does not exist!
Build failed"
Tools.jar file did not really exists in this path, instead i found it in C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_09\lib
so i simply copied this tools.jar file and placed it under C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\li
b\
and it worked - (not sure if that was the right way)
Now when i typed in the cmd prompt "ant" it gave me the below error :
Buildfile: build.xml does not exist!
Build failed
On investigating it further i found that if you get the above error it means that ant is installed successfully
http://ant.apache.org/manual/install.html#getBinary - Check Installation
what ivantrox86 said is true, but you need to do it in all the build.xml files, and there are like 20 of them. so go to each and every folder in the c:\tij4\code directory and find every build.xml file, and change the second argument (arg2) to 1.5, instead of the default value (${ant.java.version}). works 100%
This can happen with ant if JAVA_HOME is set incorrectly - it seems to try to guess what the value should be and comes up with the jre7 address. In my case setting JAVA_HOME to C:\Progra~1\Java\jdk1.7.0_45 fixed the problem. Of course the address will vary depending on where your jdk is installed.
please search and change this line in all files.:
<equals arg1="1.5" arg2="${ant.java.version}"/>
for
<equals arg1="1.5" arg2="1.5"/>