Recently I had to setup a Java app on my Mac, which was running from the Terminal, and needed the JAVA_HOME variable set.
Here’s what had to be done:
- Start the Terminal app.
- Create/Edit ~/.bash_profile file.
Note: I first tried creating and using the ~/.bashrc file, but that didn’t work (Mac OS 10.6.2), while ~/.bash_profile worked as expected.
Therefore,
$ vi ~/.bash_profile
… and paste the following (make it a single line):
export JAVA_HOME=/System/Library/Frameworks/
JavaVM.framework/Versions/CurrentJDK/Home
… save and exit vi.
Restart Terminal app just to be sure that it worked, and try accessing it by typing:
$ echo $JAVA_HOME
If you see the correct JAVA path, then it is all done!
我的电脑显示如下:
macbookpro:bin shang$ echo $JAVA_HOME
/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Home