You should add a "=", like this --with-boot-jdk=/....
HTH --Max On Mar 4, 2014, at 18:57, Eda <e...@netbeans.org> wrote: > Versions: > tip of JDK8 from Mercurial > Debian GNU/Linux unstable/sid > OpenJDK 7 with javac 1.7.0_51 installed from distribution package. javac is > in the execution PATH. > > The configure fails with a message that it does not find the JDK. > Then running by: > Path/To/configure --with-boot-jdk /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64 > produces: > Invalid configuration `/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64': machine > `/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk' not recognized > > I searched https://bugs.openjdk.java.net and found nothing. > What knowledge or suggestions do you have? > > -- > http://www.fastmail.fm - Email service worth paying for. Try it for free >