Index: Javac.java
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/jakarta-ant/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Javac.java,v
retrieving revision 1.55
diff -u -b -r1.55 Javac.java
--- Javac.java	2000/10/20 11:36:07	1.55
+++ Javac.java	2000/10/26 01:07:02
@@ -481,7 +481,9 @@
             }
         }
         catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
-            throw new BuildException("Cannot use classic compiler, as it is not available", location);
+            throw new BuildException("Cannot use classic compiler, as it is not available"+
+            						 " A common solution is to set the environment variable"+
+                                     " JAVA_HOME to your jdk directory.", location);
         }
         catch (Exception ex) {
             if (ex instanceof BuildException) {