@REM ==== START VALIDATION ====
if not "%JAVA_HOME%"=="" goto javaHomeSet
for %%i in (java.exe) do set "JAVACMD=%%~$PATH:i"
goto checkJavaCmd

:javaHomeSet
set "JAVACMD=%JAVA_HOME%\bin\java.exe"

if not exist "%JAVACMD%" (
  echo The JAVA_HOME environment variable is not defined correctly, so Apache Maven cannot be started. >&2
  echo JAVA_HOME is set to "%JAVA_HOME%", but "%%JAVA_HOME%%\bin\java.exe" does not exist. >&2
  goto error
)