1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/engine/SCons/Tool/rmic.py b/src/engine/SCons/Tool/rmic.py
index 7509672..4d1bd28 100644
--- a/src/engine/SCons/Tool/rmic.py
+++ b/src/engine/SCons/Tool/rmic.py
@@ -111,7 +111,13 @@ def generate(env):
     env['JAVACLASSSUFFIX']  = '.class'
 
 def exists(env):
-    return env.Detect('rmic')
+    # As reported by Jan Nijtmans in issue #2730, the simple
+    #    return env.Detect('rmic')
+    # doesn't always work during initialization. For now, we
+    # stop trying to detect an executable (analogous to the
+    # javac Builder).
+    # TODO: Come up with a proper detect() routine...and enable it.
+    return 1
 
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