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https://www.eclipse.org/forums/index.php/mv/msg/1094747/1793886/#msg_1793886
The full error message I get is:
- Version 1.6.9_65 of the JVM is not suitable for this. product.
Version 1.8 or greater is required.
I've searched the Oracle site and they have a jvm.dll but nothing else seems relevant. I've installed the Eclipse-suggested version of Java, and also the very newest version, I even restarted, but get the same error message.
I'm using Mac OS 10.13.6 , which is fine with Oxygen.
Why do I get the same error regardless of what version of Java is installed? And what is a JVM? I've Googled JVM and just get a few random mentions.]]>Patrick Moran2018-08-18T22:28:36-00:00Re: Cannot find JVM required for new installation.
https://www.eclipse.org/forums/index.php/mv/msg/1094747/1793889/#msg_1793889
https://wiki.eclipse.org/Eclipse/Installation
There it says:
If you're using Mac, and you don't have a JDK installed, you may get a bogus message from the OS stating that you should "install the legacy Java SE 6 runtime". Installing that will not solve the problem, because recent versions of Eclipse require a higher version. If you install just a JRE, and not a full JDK, that error message will persist. You must install a full JDK.
So on the Mac you must install a JDK. It must be at least 1.8 for any recent version of Eclipse. The installer will try to find a suitable JDK. It uses the following command to find them all, i.e., it parses the XML emitted by the following:
/usr/libexec/java_home -X
A JVM is a Java Virtual Machine. A JRE is a Java Runtime Environment and a JDK is a Java Development Toolkit. Both a JRE and a JDK contain a JVM (the Java executable that you run which can emulate/executate the .class file byte code), along with the Java class libraries they need, but a JDK contains more tools and includes a JRE. I have no idea why a full JDK is required on the Mac, but it is.]]>Ed Merks2018-08-19T04:09:16-00:00Re: Cannot find JVM required for new installation.
https://www.eclipse.org/forums/index.php/mv/msg/1094747/1793901/#msg_1793901
I'll give it a try when I boot my newer computer up. I thought I got the latest of everything, but I guess I failed.]]>Patrick Moran2018-08-20T01:34:12-00:00