Ant build not working: unable to find a javac compiler

Question

I am trying to run some Java EE examples. Ant is suggesting: Perhaps JAVA_HOME does not point to the JDK. It is currently set to \"C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jre7

Answer 1

For eclipse

• Right Click build.xml ---> Build path ---> configure buildpath ---> select libraries tab
• click "Add library" ---> double click on [jre system library ] ---> environments ---> installed jres ---> Add ---> standard vm
• click on directory ---> Browse upto jdk [C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_01]
• finish
• change the selection jre to jdk ---> click ok