What path does one specify for JAVA_HOME on a Mac OS environment?

Question

When an application or plug-in install states that the JAVA_HOME variable point you my JDK, what export statement do I need to put in my .bash_profile?

Answer 1

Browse to: /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.Framework/Versions/

Then, pick an alias to a version or 'CurrentJDK'.

export JAVA_HOME=/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.Framework/Versions/CurrentJDK/Home

then add $JAVA_HOME to your PATH.