Pom.xml project build error

Question

I have imported maven projects in my eclipse, but I am getting the following error in pom.xml-

Project build error: 'dependencyManagement.dependencies.dependency.systemPath' for jdk.tools:jdk.tools:jar must specify an absolute path but is ${JAVA_HOME}/lib/tools.jar

I am kind of new to maven, any help will be appreciated.

Answer 1

You've specified a dependency on jdk.tools:jdk.tools:jar with a <systemPath> of ${JAVA_HOME}/lib/tools.jar . ${JAVA_HOME} is not a valid Maven property . The syntax to read the environment variable JAVA_HOME is ${env.JAVA_HOME} . However, the same information is exposed as a system property named java.home , so ${java.home} is the best solution.

Answer 2

Look for tools.jar which should be in jdk/lib , if not mean download latest jdk or add tools.jar to this location. This should fix the issue.