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Clojurescript: Error: Could not find or load main class clojure.main

I installed Clojurescript following its quick start guide.

I pulled the git repo to ~/clojurescript. CLOJURESCRIPT_HOME is set ~/clojurescript and clojurescript/bin is added to system path.

When I try to use commands cljsc I get following error

Could not find or load main class clojure.main

How can I solve it?

Solution

  • Alright coming back after 5 years.

    This error surfaces when one runs clj --main cljs.main --compile hello-world.core --repl from directory or path which does not have file deps.edn or cljs.jar.

    Considering the directory structure at https://clojurescript.org/guides/quick-start,

    hello-world  #### Run that command in this directory
├─ src   
│  └─ hello_world
│     └─ core.cljs 
├─ cljs.jar 
└─ deps.edn

    i.e.

    $ cd hello-world
$ clj --main cljs.main --compile hello-world.core --repl