can you compile classes? I mean just normal java classes out of the command prompt. Do you start tomcat as service or with bin\catalina.bat run / bin\startup.bat?
On 9/25/05, Markus Hapke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I just installed tomcat 5.0.28 successfully. > > Then tested the samples in > C:\TOMCAT\webapps\jsp-examples\jsp2 - they worked. > > Thed tried to test a .jsp of my own- getting the error msg in the > MS Internet-Explorer: > =================== BEGIN of error Msg ============================ > HTTP Status 500 - > > type Exception report > > message > > description The server encountered an internal error () that prevented it > >from fulfilling this request. > > exception > > org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Unable to compile class > for > JSP > > org.apache.jasper.compiler.DefaultErrorHandler.javacError(DefaultErrorHandler.java:97) > > org.apache.jasper.compiler.ErrorDispatcher.javacError(ErrorDispatcher.java:346) > org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.generateClass(Compiler.java:414) > org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:472) > org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:451) > org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:439) > > org.apache.jasper.JspCompilationContext.compile(JspCompilationContext.java:511) > > org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:295) > > org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:292) > org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:236) > javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802) > > > root cause > > Unable to find a javac compiler; > com.sun.tools.javac.Main is not on the classpath. > Perhaps JAVA_HOME does not point to > the > JDK > > org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.compilers.CompilerAdapterFactory.getCompiler(CompilerAdapterFactory.java:106) > org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Javac.compile(Javac.java:935) > org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Javac.execute(Javac.java:764) > org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.generateClass(Compiler.java:382) > org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:472) > org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:451) > org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:439) > > org.apache.jasper.JspCompilationContext.compile(JspCompilationContext.java:511) > > org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:295) > > org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:292) > org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:236) > javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802) > > > note The full stack trace of the root cause is available in the Apache > Tomcat/5.0.28 logs. > =================== END of error Msg===== ========================== > > I set the environment entry of JAVA_HOME to > C:\JDK1.4\AppServer\jdk\bin > > Is that correct? > > OK, nobody of you could know where I have my J2EE (1.4) : > it is 'mounted' under: > C:\JDK1.4\AppServer > and i can find the javac.exe under: C:\JDK1.4\AppServer\jdk\bin > > Is my entry of the JAVA_HOME correct? > > Is there another error? > > Thanx in advance, Markus > > > -- > GMX DSL = Maximale Leistung zum minimalen Preis! > 2000 MB nur 2,99, Flatrate ab 4,99 Euro/Monat: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/dsl > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]