as far as I know the 5.5 branch doesn't use the sun's java compiler anymore but uses the jdt compiler from eclipse. Therefor it could just take your systems jre (each jdk contains a jre) and add the jdt compiler to the classpath. Which classloader do you use to access the javac?
leon On 4/2/06, Martin Schulz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > did I mention that I use the JDK 1.5.0_06... > the tools.jar is well in $JAVA_HOME/lib. > > Any deeper ideas anybody? > > Martin > > Larry Meadors wrote: > > Sounds like you may have a JRE instead of a JDK. > > > > >From a command like do: > > cd $JAVA_HOME > > find -iname javac > > > > You should see one listed as './bin/javac' after running that second > > command. > > > > Larry > > > > > > > > On 4/1/06, Martin Schulz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> My webapps needs to access the javac compiler classes from tools.jar. > >> > >> This appears to work on dev environment on Windows, but it doesn't > >> in a deployment environment: > >> Solaris 9 > >> JDK 1.5.0_06 > >> > >> The app hits a java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.sun.tools.javac.Main > >> > >> According to the documentation, tools.jar should always be in the > >> class path: > >> http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-5.5-doc/class-loader-howto.html > >> > >> Looking at the startup scripts (I think I saw it in the doumentation too > >> somewhere) there is a 'javac' option (in catalina.sh), which appears > >> to be in some state of disrepair. At least the order of arguments > >> passed from startup.sh does not match how catalina.sh looks at the args, > >> nor does catalina.sh actually consume the 'javac', or evaluate it > >> as a valid command. > >> > >> I guess I'm confused at this stage as to what to believe and how to > >> proceed. > >> > >> Martin > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > >> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
