DO NOT REPLY [Bug 21270] New: - javah task bombs with java.lang.NoSuchMethodError on JDK 1.4.2

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javah task bombs with java.lang.NoSuchMethodError on JDK 1.4.2

           Summary: javah task bombs with java.lang.NoSuchMethodError on JDK
                    1.4.2
           Product: Ant
           Version: 1.5.3
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Windows NT/2K
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Major
          Priority: Other
         Component: Core tasks
        AssignedTo: dev@ant.apache.org
        ReportedBy: apache@forward.com.au


Work Around is to use exec task and a batch file which calls javah

Error output

Detected Java version: 1.4 in: C:\j2sdk1.4.2\jre
Detected OS: Windows 2000

.....

compileEXE:
    [javah] ClassArgument.name=au.com.forward.gaussApi.Gauss
    [javah] ClassArgument.name=au.com.forward.gaussApi.GaussWorkspace
    [javah] Compilation arguments:
    [javah] '-d'
    [javah] 'C:\Parallel\src\C_code\C_CodeV5.0'
    [javah] '-classpath'
    [javah] 'C:\ParallelBuild'
    [javah] '-force'
    [javah] 
    [javah] The ' characters around the executable and arguments are
    [javah] not part of the command.
    [javah] Classes to be compiled:
    [javah]     au.com.forward.gaussApi.Gauss
    [javah]     au.com.forward.gaussApi.GaussWorkspace

BUILD FAILED
java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: com.sun.tools.javah.Main.<init>
([Ljava/lang/String;)V
	at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.Javah.doClassicCompile
(Javah.java:350)
	at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.Javah.execute(Javah.java:320)
	at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:341)
	at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.execute(Target.java:309)
	at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.performTasks(Target.java:336)
	at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTarget(Project.java:1339)
	at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTargets(Project.java:1255)
	at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.runBuild(Main.java:609)
	at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.start(Main.java:196)
	at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.main(Main.java:235)

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