R CMD javareconf ➜ fatal error: 'jni.h' file not found

Question

I'm trying to config R with Java and after I run sudo R CMD javareconf I get this.

sudo R CMD javareconf                                                                  12:16:29  23.11.17
Java interpreter : /usr/bin/java
Java version     : 9.0.1
Java home path   : /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-9.0.1.jdk/Contents/Home
Java compiler    : /usr/bin/javac
Java headers gen.: /usr/bin/javah
Java archive tool: /usr/bin/jar
System Java on macOS

trying to compile and link a JNI program
detected JNI cpp flags    : -I/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Headers
detected JNI linker flags : -framework JavaVM
clang -I/usr/local/Cellar/r/3.4.2/lib/R/include -DNDEBUG -I/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Headers  -I/usr/local/opt/gettext/include -I/usr/local/opt/readline/include -I/usr/local/include   -fPIC  -g -O2  -c conftest.c -o conftest.o
conftest.c:1:10: fatal error: 'jni.h' file not found
#include <jni.h>
         ^~~~~~~
1 error generated.
make: *** [conftest.o] Error 1
Unable to compile a JNI program


JAVA_HOME        : /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-9.0.1.jdk/Contents/Home
Java library path:
JNI cpp flags    :
JNI linker flags :
Updating Java configuration in /usr/local/Cellar/r/3.4.2/lib/R
Done.

I'm concerned by the fatal error: 'jni.h' file not found .

As a result I can install rJava.

Any idea? thanks!

Answer 1

OK !

seems that I fixed the issue reinstalling R with java

brew reinstall R --with-openblas --with-java and then I run sudo R CMD javareconf \\ JAVA_CPPFLAGS='-I/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Headers -I/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-9.0.1.jdk/

with the following output:

/usr/local/Cellar/r/3.4.2/lib/R/bin/javareconf: line 66: -I/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-9.0.1.jdk/: No such file or directory
Java interpreter : /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-9.0.1.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java
Java version     : 9.0.1
Java home path   : /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-9.0.1.jdk/Contents/Home
Java compiler    : /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-9.0.1.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/javac
Java headers gen.: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-9.0.1.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/javah
Java archive tool: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-9.0.1.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/jar
System Java on macOS

trying to compile and link a JNI program
detected JNI cpp flags    : -I/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Headers
detected JNI linker flags : -framework JavaVM
clang -I/usr/local/Cellar/r/3.4.2/lib/R/include -DNDEBUG -I/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Headers  -I/usr/local/opt/gettext/include -I/usr/local/opt/readline/include -I/usr/local/include   -fPIC  -I/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-9.0.1.jdk/Contents/Home/include -I/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-9.0.1.jdk/Contents/Home/include/darwin  -c conftest.c -o conftest.o
clang -dynamiclib -Wl,-headerpad_max_install_names -undefined dynamic_lookup -single_module -multiply_defined suppress -L/usr/local/Cellar/r/3.4.2/lib/R/lib -L/usr/local/opt/openblas/lib -L/usr/local/opt/gettext/lib -L/usr/local/opt/readline/lib -L/usr/local/lib -o conftest.so conftest.o -framework JavaVM -L/usr/local/Cellar/r/3.4.2/lib/R/lib -lR -lintl -Wl,-framework -Wl,CoreFoundation


JAVA_HOME        : /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-9.0.1.jdk/Contents/Home
Java library path:
JNI cpp flags    : -I/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Headers
JNI linker flags : -framework JavaVM
Updating Java configuration in /usr/local/Cellar/r/3.4.2/lib/R
Done.

I set JAVA_HOME as:

export JAVA_HOME="$(/usr/libexec/java_home)" 

Is this correct? or is it better not define JAVA_HOME?