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I have a Windows 7 system on which I have installed the latest Java compiler. I also have the latest Cygwin. I want to use the Java compiler from Cygwin's shell. I edited the PATH variable in Cygwin as follows:
export PATH=$PATH:"/cygdrive/C/Program Files/Java/jdk1.6.0_23/bin/"
I can see the javac binary in the above directory, however when I try to compile my *.java file I get:
javac command not found
Am I doing something wrong in setting the PATH variable like this? Do I have to do something else? I am new to Java and not very familiar with cygwin.
java path cygwin javac
edited Oct 18 '11 at 15:58
Paŭlo Ebermann
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asked Feb 7 '11 at 7:09
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I have a Windows 7 system on which I have installed the latest Java compiler. I also have the latest Cygwin. I want to use the Java compiler from Cygwin's shell. I edited the PATH variable in Cygwin as follows:
export PATH=$PATH:"/cygdrive/C/Program Files/Java/jdk1.6.0_23/bin/"
I can see the javac binary in the above directory, however when I try to compile my *.java file I get:
javac command not found
Am I doing something wrong in setting the PATH variable like this? Do I have to do something else? I am new to Java and not very familiar with cygwin.
java path cygwin javac
edited Oct 18 '11 at 15:58
Paŭlo Ebermann
61.3k12125183
asked Feb 7 '11 at 7:09
liv2hakliv2hak
5,39930100177
add a comment |
I have a Windows 7 system on which I have installed the latest Java compiler. I also have the latest Cygwin. I want to use the Java compiler from Cygwin's shell. I edited the PATH variable in Cygwin as follows:
export PATH=$PATH:"/cygdrive/C/Program Files/Java/jdk1.6.0_23/bin/"
I can see the javac binary in the above directory, however when I try to compile my *.java file I get:
javac command not found
Am I doing something wrong in setting the PATH variable like this? Do I have to do something else? I am new to Java and not very familiar with cygwin.
java path cygwin javac
edited Oct 18 '11 at 15:58
Paŭlo Ebermann
61.3k12125183
asked Feb 7 '11 at 7:09
liv2hakliv2hak
5,39930100177
I have a Windows 7 system on which I have installed the latest Java compiler. I also have the latest Cygwin. I want to use the Java compiler from Cygwin's shell. I edited the PATH variable in Cygwin as follows:
export PATH=$PATH:"/cygdrive/C/Program Files/Java/jdk1.6.0_23/bin/"
I can see the javac binary in the above directory, however when I try to compile my *.java file I get:
javac command not found
Am I doing something wrong in setting the PATH variable like this? Do I have to do something else? I am new to Java and not very familiar with cygwin.
java path cygwin javac
java path cygwin javac
edited Oct 18 '11 at 15:58
Paŭlo Ebermann
61.3k12125183
asked Feb 7 '11 at 7:09
liv2hakliv2hak
5,39930100177
edited Oct 18 '11 at 15:58
Paŭlo Ebermann
61.3k12125183
asked Feb 7 '11 at 7:09
liv2hakliv2hak
5,39930100177
edited Oct 18 '11 at 15:58
Paŭlo Ebermann
61.3k12125183
edited Oct 18 '11 at 15:58
Paŭlo Ebermann
61.3k12125183
edited Oct 18 '11 at 15:58
Paŭlo Ebermann
61.3k12125183
61.3k12125183
asked Feb 7 '11 at 7:09
liv2hakliv2hak
5,39930100177
asked Feb 7 '11 at 7:09
liv2hakliv2hak
5,39930100177
asked Feb 7 '11 at 7:09
liv2hakliv2hak
5,39930100177
5,39930100177
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as you write the it with double-quotes, you don't need to escape spaces with
export PATH=$PATH:"/cygdrive/C/Program Files/Java/jdk1.6.0_23/bin/"
of course this also works:
export PATH=$PATH:/cygdrive/C/Program Files/Java/jdk1.6.0_23/bin/
answered Feb 7 '11 at 7:29
lwellerlweller
9,27732937
3
Is there some permanent place like windows environment variables where I can simply save the folder location, instead of creating the PATH variable ? Thanks !
– stack1
Feb 3 '15 at 22:24
6
you can add that command to the file ~/.bashrc then it will always load when you start cygwin.
– johanvdw
Jun 18 '15 at 18:55
add a comment |
Java binaries may be under "Program Files" or "Program Files (x86)": those white spaces will likely affect the behaviour.
In order to set up env variables correctly, I suggest gathering some info before starting:
- Open DOS shell (type cmd into 'RUN' box) go to C:
- type "dir /x" and take note of DOS names (with ~) for "Program Files *" folders
Cygwin configuration:
go under C:cygwinhome, then open .bash_profile and add the following two lines (conveniently customized in order to match you actual JDK path)
export JAVA_HOME="/cygdrive/c/PROGRA~1/Java/jdk1.8.0_65"
export PATH="$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH"
Now from Cygwin launch
javac -version
to check if the configuration is successful.
answered Oct 21 '15 at 15:37
l__LG__ll__LG__l
7111
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To bring more prominence to the useful comment by @johanvdw:
If you want to ensure your your javac file path is always know when cygwin starts, you may edit your .bash_profile file. In this example you would add export PATH=$PATH:"/cygdrive/C/Program Files/Java/jdk1.6.0_23/bin/" somewhere in the file.
When Cygwin starts, it'll search directories in PATH and this one for executable files to run.
answered Jun 23 '15 at 20:53
EconomiCurtisEconomiCurtis
93521224
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If you are still finding that the default wrong Java version (1.7) is being used instead of your Java home directory, then all you need to do is simply change the order of your PATH variable to set JAVA_HOMEbin before your Windows directory in your PATH variable, save it and restart cygwin. Test it out to make sure everything will work fine. It should not have any adverse effect because you want your own Java version to override the default which comes with Windows. Good luck!
answered Oct 8 '14 at 15:34
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as you write the it with double-quotes, you don't need to escape spaces with
export PATH=$PATH:"/cygdrive/C/Program Files/Java/jdk1.6.0_23/bin/"
of course this also works:
export PATH=$PATH:/cygdrive/C/Program Files/Java/jdk1.6.0_23/bin/
answered Feb 7 '11 at 7:29
lwellerlweller
9,27732937
3
Is there some permanent place like windows environment variables where I can simply save the folder location, instead of creating the PATH variable ? Thanks !
– stack1
Feb 3 '15 at 22:24
6
you can add that command to the file ~/.bashrc then it will always load when you start cygwin.
– johanvdw
Jun 18 '15 at 18:55
add a comment |
as you write the it with double-quotes, you don't need to escape spaces with
export PATH=$PATH:"/cygdrive/C/Program Files/Java/jdk1.6.0_23/bin/"
of course this also works:
export PATH=$PATH:/cygdrive/C/Program Files/Java/jdk1.6.0_23/bin/
answered Feb 7 '11 at 7:29
lwellerlweller
9,27732937
3
Is there some permanent place like windows environment variables where I can simply save the folder location, instead of creating the PATH variable ? Thanks !
– stack1
Feb 3 '15 at 22:24
6
you can add that command to the file ~/.bashrc then it will always load when you start cygwin.
– johanvdw
Jun 18 '15 at 18:55
add a comment |
as you write the it with double-quotes, you don't need to escape spaces with
export PATH=$PATH:"/cygdrive/C/Program Files/Java/jdk1.6.0_23/bin/"
of course this also works:
export PATH=$PATH:/cygdrive/C/Program Files/Java/jdk1.6.0_23/bin/
answered Feb 7 '11 at 7:29
lwellerlweller
9,27732937
as you write the it with double-quotes, you don't need to escape spaces with
export PATH=$PATH:"/cygdrive/C/Program Files/Java/jdk1.6.0_23/bin/"
of course this also works:
export PATH=$PATH:/cygdrive/C/Program Files/Java/jdk1.6.0_23/bin/
answered Feb 7 '11 at 7:29
lwellerlweller
9,27732937
answered Feb 7 '11 at 7:29
lwellerlweller
9,27732937
answered Feb 7 '11 at 7:29
lwellerlweller
9,27732937
answered Feb 7 '11 at 7:29
lwellerlweller
9,27732937
9,27732937
3
Is there some permanent place like windows environment variables where I can simply save the folder location, instead of creating the PATH variable ? Thanks !
– stack1
Feb 3 '15 at 22:24
6
you can add that command to the file ~/.bashrc then it will always load when you start cygwin.
– johanvdw
Jun 18 '15 at 18:55
add a comment |
3
Is there some permanent place like windows environment variables where I can simply save the folder location, instead of creating the PATH variable ? Thanks !
– stack1
Feb 3 '15 at 22:24
6
you can add that command to the file ~/.bashrc then it will always load when you start cygwin.
– johanvdw
Jun 18 '15 at 18:55
3
3
Is there some permanent place like windows environment variables where I can simply save the folder location, instead of creating the PATH variable ? Thanks !
– stack1
Feb 3 '15 at 22:24
Is there some permanent place like windows environment variables where I can simply save the folder location, instead of creating the PATH variable ? Thanks !
– stack1
Feb 3 '15 at 22:24
6
6
you can add that command to the file ~/.bashrc then it will always load when you start cygwin.
– johanvdw
Jun 18 '15 at 18:55
you can add that command to the file ~/.bashrc then it will always load when you start cygwin.
– johanvdw
Jun 18 '15 at 18:55
add a comment |
Java binaries may be under "Program Files" or "Program Files (x86)": those white spaces will likely affect the behaviour.
In order to set up env variables correctly, I suggest gathering some info before starting:
- Open DOS shell (type cmd into 'RUN' box) go to C:
- type "dir /x" and take note of DOS names (with ~) for "Program Files *" folders
Cygwin configuration:
go under C:cygwinhome, then open .bash_profile and add the following two lines (conveniently customized in order to match you actual JDK path)
export JAVA_HOME="/cygdrive/c/PROGRA~1/Java/jdk1.8.0_65"
export PATH="$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH"
Now from Cygwin launch
javac -version
to check if the configuration is successful.
answered Oct 21 '15 at 15:37
l__LG__ll__LG__l
7111
add a comment |
Java binaries may be under "Program Files" or "Program Files (x86)": those white spaces will likely affect the behaviour.
In order to set up env variables correctly, I suggest gathering some info before starting:
- Open DOS shell (type cmd into 'RUN' box) go to C:
- type "dir /x" and take note of DOS names (with ~) for "Program Files *" folders
Cygwin configuration:
go under C:cygwinhome, then open .bash_profile and add the following two lines (conveniently customized in order to match you actual JDK path)
export JAVA_HOME="/cygdrive/c/PROGRA~1/Java/jdk1.8.0_65"
export PATH="$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH"
Now from Cygwin launch
javac -version
to check if the configuration is successful.
answered Oct 21 '15 at 15:37
l__LG__ll__LG__l
7111
add a comment |
Java binaries may be under "Program Files" or "Program Files (x86)": those white spaces will likely affect the behaviour.
In order to set up env variables correctly, I suggest gathering some info before starting:
- Open DOS shell (type cmd into 'RUN' box) go to C:
- type "dir /x" and take note of DOS names (with ~) for "Program Files *" folders
Cygwin configuration:
go under C:cygwinhome, then open .bash_profile and add the following two lines (conveniently customized in order to match you actual JDK path)
export JAVA_HOME="/cygdrive/c/PROGRA~1/Java/jdk1.8.0_65"
export PATH="$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH"
Now from Cygwin launch
javac -version
to check if the configuration is successful.
answered Oct 21 '15 at 15:37
l__LG__ll__LG__l
7111
Java binaries may be under "Program Files" or "Program Files (x86)": those white spaces will likely affect the behaviour.
In order to set up env variables correctly, I suggest gathering some info before starting:
- Open DOS shell (type cmd into 'RUN' box) go to C:
- type "dir /x" and take note of DOS names (with ~) for "Program Files *" folders
Cygwin configuration:
go under C:cygwinhome, then open .bash_profile and add the following two lines (conveniently customized in order to match you actual JDK path)
export JAVA_HOME="/cygdrive/c/PROGRA~1/Java/jdk1.8.0_65"
export PATH="$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH"
Now from Cygwin launch
javac -version
to check if the configuration is successful.
answered Oct 21 '15 at 15:37
l__LG__ll__LG__l
7111
answered Oct 21 '15 at 15:37
l__LG__ll__LG__l
7111
answered Oct 21 '15 at 15:37
l__LG__ll__LG__l
7111
answered Oct 21 '15 at 15:37
l__LG__ll__LG__l
7111
7111
add a comment |
add a comment |
To bring more prominence to the useful comment by @johanvdw:
If you want to ensure your your javac file path is always know when cygwin starts, you may edit your .bash_profile file. In this example you would add export PATH=$PATH:"/cygdrive/C/Program Files/Java/jdk1.6.0_23/bin/" somewhere in the file.
When Cygwin starts, it'll search directories in PATH and this one for executable files to run.
answered Jun 23 '15 at 20:53
EconomiCurtisEconomiCurtis
93521224
add a comment |
To bring more prominence to the useful comment by @johanvdw:
If you want to ensure your your javac file path is always know when cygwin starts, you may edit your .bash_profile file. In this example you would add export PATH=$PATH:"/cygdrive/C/Program Files/Java/jdk1.6.0_23/bin/" somewhere in the file.
When Cygwin starts, it'll search directories in PATH and this one for executable files to run.
answered Jun 23 '15 at 20:53
EconomiCurtisEconomiCurtis
93521224
add a comment |
To bring more prominence to the useful comment by @johanvdw:
If you want to ensure your your javac file path is always know when cygwin starts, you may edit your .bash_profile file. In this example you would add export PATH=$PATH:"/cygdrive/C/Program Files/Java/jdk1.6.0_23/bin/" somewhere in the file.
When Cygwin starts, it'll search directories in PATH and this one for executable files to run.
answered Jun 23 '15 at 20:53
EconomiCurtisEconomiCurtis
93521224
To bring more prominence to the useful comment by @johanvdw:
If you want to ensure your your javac file path is always know when cygwin starts, you may edit your .bash_profile file. In this example you would add export PATH=$PATH:"/cygdrive/C/Program Files/Java/jdk1.6.0_23/bin/" somewhere in the file.
When Cygwin starts, it'll search directories in PATH and this one for executable files to run.
answered Jun 23 '15 at 20:53
EconomiCurtisEconomiCurtis
93521224
answered Jun 23 '15 at 20:53
EconomiCurtisEconomiCurtis
93521224
answered Jun 23 '15 at 20:53
EconomiCurtisEconomiCurtis
93521224
answered Jun 23 '15 at 20:53
EconomiCurtisEconomiCurtis
93521224
93521224
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add a comment |
If you are still finding that the default wrong Java version (1.7) is being used instead of your Java home directory, then all you need to do is simply change the order of your PATH variable to set JAVA_HOMEbin before your Windows directory in your PATH variable, save it and restart cygwin. Test it out to make sure everything will work fine. It should not have any adverse effect because you want your own Java version to override the default which comes with Windows. Good luck!
answered Oct 8 '14 at 15:34
user4121974user4121974
211
add a comment |
If you are still finding that the default wrong Java version (1.7) is being used instead of your Java home directory, then all you need to do is simply change the order of your PATH variable to set JAVA_HOMEbin before your Windows directory in your PATH variable, save it and restart cygwin. Test it out to make sure everything will work fine. It should not have any adverse effect because you want your own Java version to override the default which comes with Windows. Good luck!
answered Oct 8 '14 at 15:34
user4121974user4121974
211
add a comment |
If you are still finding that the default wrong Java version (1.7) is being used instead of your Java home directory, then all you need to do is simply change the order of your PATH variable to set JAVA_HOMEbin before your Windows directory in your PATH variable, save it and restart cygwin. Test it out to make sure everything will work fine. It should not have any adverse effect because you want your own Java version to override the default which comes with Windows. Good luck!
answered Oct 8 '14 at 15:34
user4121974user4121974
211
If you are still finding that the default wrong Java version (1.7) is being used instead of your Java home directory, then all you need to do is simply change the order of your PATH variable to set JAVA_HOMEbin before your Windows directory in your PATH variable, save it and restart cygwin. Test it out to make sure everything will work fine. It should not have any adverse effect because you want your own Java version to override the default which comes with Windows. Good luck!
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user4121974user4121974
211
answered Oct 8 '14 at 15:34
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answered Oct 8 '14 at 15:34
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