[Solved] Geany - javac command not found

don't panic · Post by **don't panic** » 11. Aug 2010, 16:27

Hi,
I tried a simple "hello world" java app in Geany but can't get out of the starting gate. When compiling I get the error in my thread title:

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/bin/sh: javac: command not found

So, it seems the shell can't find the path to the java compiler (?). I'm guessing this is something that can be added to my environment variables but I'm a little hazy on this. The last time I did this I was working with Windows. If someone has a simple fix I would be appreciative - otherwise please don't spend a lot of time here as I'm sure I'll find something on Google sooner or later.

Cheers.

Post by **thenktor** » 11. Aug 2010, 17:25

Did you install the jdk package?
EDIT: After installing it please log out and in again.

don't panic · Post by **don't panic** » 12. Aug 2010, 01:38

Thanks, Thenktor. Spot on!

Cheers.

lmello · Post by **lmello** » 15. Aug 2010, 00:27

You may tell Geany to run "gcj -C" instead of "javac". Just install gcc-java, and you'll save 100+ Mb of disk space.