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Bug 269893

Summary: Server JRE installation is not accepted as a valid JDK
Product: java Reporter: tkellerer <tkellerer>
Component: PlatformAssignee: Tomas Zezula <tzezula>
Status: NEW ---    
Severity: normal    
Priority: P3    
Version: 8.2   
Hardware: PC   
OS: Windows 7   
Issue Type: DEFECT Exception Reporter:
Attachments: The contents of the Server JRE directory

Description tkellerer 2017-02-22 08:08:26 UTC 
Created attachment 163688 [details]
The contents of the Server JRE directory

When using the "Server JRE" download (http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html) NetBeans will start using that JDK and everything works (editing, compiling, running, debugging, profiling). 

However in the "Java Platform Manager" dialog, NetBeans show for the default JDK that 

"Error: The specified folder does not contain a Java platform" 

(despite the fact that everything is working).

When trying to add the folder of a server JRE as a platform manually, NetBeans claims, that 

   "Cannot detect and install the selected platform. The java or javac may not be executable" 

but a JAVA_HOME\bin\java.exe and JAVA_HOME\bin\javac.exe are both present and executable. 

I think NetBeans is looking for the wrong files in that directory.

I have attached the tree output for the directory where the Server JRE was extracted to.