This is the message I get when I try to run a very simple JSP. The
CLASSPATH is set correctly and I am using SDK1.4.2_04.
What's wrong???
HTTP Status 500 -
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type Exception report
message
description The server encountered an internal error () that prevented it
from fulfilling this request.
exception
org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Unable to compile class for JSP
org.apache.jasper.compiler.DefaultErrorHandler.javacError(DefaultErrorHandle
r.java:97)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.ErrorDispatcher.javacError(ErrorDispatcher.java:3
46)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.generateClass(Compiler.java:414)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:472)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:451)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:439)
org.apache.jasper.JspCompilationContext.compile(JspCompilationContext.java:5
11)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:2
95)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:292)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:236)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
root cause
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
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.compilers.CompilerAdapterFactory.getCompiler(C
ompilerAdapterFactory.java:106)
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Javac.compile(Javac.java:935)
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Javac.execute(Javac.java:764)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.generateClass(Compiler.java:382)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:472)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:451)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:439)
org.apache.jasper.JspCompilationContext.compile(JspCompilationContext.java:5
11)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:2
95)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:292)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:236)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
note The full stack trace of the root cause is available in the Apache
Tomcat/5.0.27 logs.
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Apache Tomcat/5.0.27
Jerry Nelson
