bazel refuses to start due to javac not being detected when it is

[solomoncyj]

Description of the bug:

Bazel refuses to load, complaines
FATAL: Could not find system javabase. Ensure JAVA_HOME is set, or javac is on your PATH. when i have java JDK

Which category does this issue belong to?

External Dependency

What's the simplest, easiest way to reproduce this bug? Please provide a minimal example if possible.

Which operating system are you running Bazel on?

Windows 10

What is the output of bazel info release?

7.1.1

If bazel info release returns development version or (@non-git), tell us how you built Bazel.

No response

What's the output of git remote get-url origin; git rev-parse HEAD ?

No response

Is this a regression? If yes, please try to identify the Bazel commit where the bug was introduced.

No response

Have you found anything relevant by searching the web?

No response

Any other information, logs, or outputs that you want to share?

No response

[hvadehra]

Looks like the error message is misleading on Windows, where, unlike linux, we only check for JAVA_HOME: https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/blob/master/src/main/cpp/blaze_util_windows.cc#L467-L479

@solomoncyj can you try setting the JAVA_HOME env variable?

[solomoncyj]

alright thanks