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javax.tools.JavaCompiler requires tools.jar?

843810Apr 17 2007 — edited Oct 16 2007

Hi everybody,

I am trying to use the new compiler API in javax.tools but get a null reference back from ToolProvider.getSystemJavaCompiler().

If I add tools.jar to the classpath the program runs fine. However, since my app is commerical and I don't think I can distribute tools.jar with it, this is no solution for me. Also, (to me) it sounds silly to make javax.tools a core API if you need a jdk to run it.

I hope this question hasn't been asked to many times before, I really tried searching this (and a zillion other) forums without success.

Thanks,
Erik

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