com.sun.tools.javac.Main is not on the classpath

Question

Unable to find a javac compiler;

com.sun.tools.javac.Main is not on the classpath.

Perhaps JAVA_HOME does not point to the JDK.

It is currently set to C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jre1.8.0_111

I'm getting this error when i try to run CMD file.

Answer 1

You need to install JDK

In ECLIPSE, Set the installed JRE setting to the JDK - in the project (project properties -> Java Build Path-> Libraries), or global default in preferences (Java->Installed JREs). The eclipse setting is stronger than the system variable

it is points to SE1.8

Try this also:

• Eclipse, access the menu: "Window -> Preferences"
• Go to "Ant -> Runtime", at the tree;
• Go tothe Classpath tab;
• Go to and Expand the "Global Entries" item;
• In Global Entries, the path to tools.jar was wrong. It was pointing to an older version of Java;
• removed the wrong entry and added the correct one with "Add External Jars" button.