If you get the following compiler issue:
FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:compileReleaseJavaWithJavac'.
> Could not find tools.jar. Please check that /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home contains a valid JDK installation.
* Try:
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Use this command to see java paths: /usr/libexec/java_home -V | grep jdk
My results were:
Matching Java Virtual Machines (2):
1.8.271.09 (x86_64) "Oracle Corporation" - "Java" /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home
1.8.0_222 (x86_64) "AdoptOpenJDK" - "AdoptOpenJDK 8" /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/adoptopenjdk-8.jdk/Contents/Home
Copying tools.jar in /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/adoptopenjdk-8.jdk/Contents/Home/lib/ to /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home/lib/ solved the problem.
Ref:
You may have to setup JAVA_HOME in your .zshrc: