Might not be the root cause of your problem but you need to use the SDK not the JRE.
Mark > -----Original Message----- > From: Tony Sutton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 11:14 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: $JAVA_HOME error > > Hi there, > > I'm new to using jakart. > > I'm trying to get jakart v4.1.29 to run under Mandrake 9.1 > > I have downloaded and installed JRE from Sun, version 1.4.2_03. The > installation went well. Here's the output from my Linux box: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] tony]$ which java > /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_03/bin/java > [EMAIL PROTECTED] tony]$ echo $JAVA_HOME > /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_03 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] tony]$ > > OK so far. > > However, I tried to start jakart by going to the > jakarta-tomcat-4.1.29/bin/ > directory and typed in: > > sh startup.sh > > I get this error message: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] bin]$ sh startup.sh > The JAVA_HOME environment variable is not defined correctly > This environment variable is needed to run this program > [EMAIL PROTECTED] bin]$ > > I can't figure out what I am doing wrong. I have tried > googling for it, but > it came back very little. > > Does anyone know why I am getting this error message? > > Thanks, > > Tony Sutton > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]