Unable to locate an executable at "/usr/bin/java/bin/java" (-1)
I am having a pathetic issue with Java in my mac osx 10.7.3 . Previously I installed it and it was working fine. After some changes in the .bash_profile and .profile file in the course of time, I am having an error like
Unable to locate an executable at "/usr/bin/java/bin/java"
whenever I try to run "javac" or "java" in my terminal .
echo $PATH gives an output like :
/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/Users/sabya/Documents/Play_Framework/play-2.0:/usr/X11/bin:/usr/local/git/bin:/usr/local/mysql/bin
My .bash_profile looks like :
alias start_mysql="/Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM/MySQLCOM start"
alias stop_mysql="/Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM/MySQLCOM stop"
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/bin/java
Output of which java
/usr/bin/java
Its bugging me for long days and uninstalling and installing java did not help my luck .
I am a newbie in Mac and need help to sort out this issue .
Googled and saw SOF before posting this question but did not find anything specific to my problem .
Thanks
Sabya
Answer
Most certainly, export JAVA_HOME=/usr/bin/java is the culprit. This env var should point to the JDK or JRE installation directory. Googling shows that the best option for MacOS X seems to be export JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/Home.