Maven build failed: “Unable to locate the Javac Compiler in: jre or jdk issue”

Question

I have my JAVA_HOME set to:

C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Java\\jdk1.6.0_18

After I run maven ins

Answer 1

If you set the JAVA_HOME, and the problem persists try the following.

(I had the same problem, on a fresh installed PC.)

Assuming you are using Eclipse.

• Open Window → Preferences → Java → Installed jre's. Remove all you have there, add the desired you want to use (JDK, no JRE!)
• In the same window open maven - installations, add the Maven installation you downloaded and extracted somewhere. (Do not use the embedded Maven installation. It has some known bugs.)

That's all. Your project will not suffer from such problems.