> Usually in Windows when you install Java, the java binary becomes readily accessible from the command prompt.
Installer adds an entry to ../bin to the PATH, AFAIR... But Tomcat etc.. need JAVA_HOME to be available, not sure this has changed recently with the windows installers though. On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 10:18 AM, Hiranya Jayathilaka <[email protected]>wrote: > We use JAVA_HOME to locate the java binary in a reliable manner > (JAVA_HOME/bin). I guess in Windows, there are other ways to locate it. > Usually in Windows when you install Java, the java binary becomes readily > accessible from the command prompt. > > Thanks, > Hiranya > > > On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 10:14 AM, Vijitha Kumara <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Other programs seem to detect where it is...? >> >> Perhaps looking at a standard location "C:/Program Files/Java..." ? But >> cannot guarantee I guess. >> >> On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 10:11 AM, Thilina Buddhika <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> If the JAVA_HOME environment variable is set in Windows(similar to >>> Linux), then nothing additional is required to be done. >>> >>> It is pretty much similar to Linux. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Thilina >>> >>> On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 10:00 AM, Tharindu Mathew <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Other programs seem to detect where it is... can we do the same? >>>> >>>> It's seems unnatural for a windows user to do this.... >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Tharindu >>>> >>>> blog: http://mackiemathew.com/ >>>> M: +94777759908 >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Dev mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://wso2.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dev >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Thilina Buddhika >>> Associate Technical Lead >>> WSO2 Inc. ; http://wso2.com >>> lean . enterprise . middleware >>> >>> phone : +94 77 44 88 727 >>> blog : http://blog.thilinamb.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Dev mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://wso2.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dev >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Vijitha Kumara >> Senior Software Engineer; WSO2, Inc.; http://wso2.com/ >> email: [email protected] >> >> Lean . Enterprise . Middleware >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Dev mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://wso2.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dev >> >> > > > -- > Hiranya Jayathilaka > Associate Technical Lead; > WSO2 Inc.; http://wso2.org > E-mail: [email protected]; Mobile: +94 77 633 3491 > Blog: http://techfeast-hiranya.blogspot.com > -- Vijitha Kumara Senior Software Engineer; WSO2, Inc.; http://wso2.com/ email: [email protected] Lean . Enterprise . Middleware
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