jdk-5 error while building android source code

Question

i am trying to build linux kernel for android emulator(Eclair version). i have downloaded the android source code, and also "$repo sync" was successful. now for Building, when i try to execute "$make" command i get the following error.

root@ubuntu:~/mydroid# make

PLATFORM_VERSION_CODENAME=REL PLATFORM_VERSION=2.1-update1 TARGET_PRODUCT=generic TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT=eng TARGET_SIMULATOR= TARGET_BUILD_TYPE=release TARGET_ARCH=arm HOST_ARCH=x86 HOST_OS=linux HOST_BUILD_TYPE=release

BUILD_ID=ECLAIR

Checking build tools versions...

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You are attempting to build with the incorrect version of java.

Your version is: /bin/bash: java: command not found. The correct version is: 1.5.

Please follow the machine setup instructions at http://source.android.com/download

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build/core/main.mk:111: * stop. Stop.

i had open-jdk6 and sun-jdk-6 installed, now for building android source, it needs sun-jdk-1.5. for this i tried to install sun-jdk-1.5 from the .bin file, but the default JVM is not initialised to jdk-1.5, and i am not able to do it. i uninstalled open-jdk-6 but i couldnt remove sun-jdk-6. i have installed sun-jdk-6 from a .bin file from oracle/downloads.

i am following steps from below link

http://linuxclues.blogspot.com/2010/04/building-android-debian-sid.html

please tell me how can i uninstall jdk-6 and set the default jvm path to sun-jdk-5. or is there any other way to set the default jvm.. please help.

Answer 1

set JDK 1.5 in your PATH variable before JDK 1.6. So the system will pick 1.5 instead of 1.6