javac in terminal when java was installed with intellij

Asked Feb 28 '22 at 17:24

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I have installed Java directly in IntelliJ on my new laptop (Oracle openjdk-17) and it doesn't recognize javac.

I've seen this post but there is no javac.exe in C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath, only java.exe, javaw.exe and javaws.exe. There is a javac.exe in C:\Program Files\JetBrains\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition 2021.3.2\jbr\bin but it doesn't work when I add it to the Path. Should I install an additional version of jdk.17 outside of IntelliJ to make it work?

asked Feb 28 '22 at 17:24

FluidMechanics Potential Flows

See https://stackoverflow.com/a/58125957/104891. You need to install standalone JDK and javac will be in the bin directory of it, add bin directory of the JDK to PATH and reboot. It's not recommended to use JetBrains Runtime for development, it's for running the IDE itself. – CrazyCoder Feb 28 '22 at 17:30
I don't think I'm using JetBrains Runtime, I'm using https://i.imgur.com/bqpC8qP.png (I've clicked on download jdk). Is this what you call standalone JDK? – FluidMechanics Potential Flows Feb 28 '22 at 17:41
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To use this JDK in Terminal you would need to add `c:\Users\\.jdks\openjdk-17.0.2\bin` to `PATH` and reboot. The actual path may be different depending on the JDK version/vendor you installed. – CrazyCoder Feb 28 '22 at 17:45
It worked!!!! I would've never found it without your help, appreciate it! – FluidMechanics Potential Flows Feb 28 '22 at 18:07
So I basically don't really need a standalone JDK right? – FluidMechanics Potential Flows Feb 28 '22 at 18:07
If you are working in IntelliJ IDEA only and don't plan to use this JDK in the system terminal, these steps are optional. – CrazyCoder Feb 28 '22 at 18:08

javac in terminal when java was installed with intellij

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