Eclipse, AppEngine: java.lang.RuntimeException: Cannot get the System Java Compiler. Please use a JDK, not a JRE

Question

I\'m getting this error when trying to deploy to Google AppEngine. I DO have JDK selected!

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Answer 1

WOW!!! I was dealing with this issue for like 3-4 hours. Was just about to comment saying fuck this. But then I changed the eclipse.ini to:

-vm
A:/Programming/Java/jdk1.8.0_73/bin/javaw.exe

instead of:

-vm
A:/Programming/Java/jdk1.7.0_79/bin/javaw.exe

AND SUCCESS!

Why this might have worked? Not really sure. I needed 1.7 not 1.8... but 1.7 kept pointing to a JRE instead of the JDK... And surprisingly 1.8 didn't do that + still worked with the current build. Also worth mentioning to specify 1.7 in facets /build path & compiler..