| windows installer for the mars release [message #1713175] |
Sun, 01 November 2015 20:23  |
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I'm attempting to use the 'new' eclipse windows installer and it continues to complain that the jvm can't be located. For some reason, the installer doesn't give me the option to choose where it's installed (shocking). I've mucked with the standard env variables, but no luck. How do i tell the installer where the jvm is located?
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| Re: windows installer for the mars release [message #1713214 is a reply to message #1713175] |
Mon, 02 November 2015 07:52  |
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William,
Comments below.
On 02/11/2015 1:39 PM, william hayes wrote:
> I'm attempting to use the 'new' eclipse windows installer and it
> continues to complain that the jvm can't be located.
It (using native code) searches in the standard places (registry
entries) looking for a JVM that can be used to run the installer
itself. If it's missing, it tells you that you need one and tells you
from where you need to get it. Isn't that the case? You should not
have to tell the installer where to find the JVM; it should just find it
so if it doesn't, it's most likely not there.
> For some reason, the installer doesn't give me the option to choose
> where it's installed (shocking).
It runs directly from the downloaded and unpackaged into a temporary
location. It's not installed anywhere permanent so nothing for you to
choose, until you choose to keep it around, in which case it will ask where?
> I've mucked with the standard env variables, but no luck. How do i
> tell the installer where the jvm is located?
In the eclipse-inst.ini you can use a -vm option but Im pretty sure if
the installer can't find a VM then one doesn't exist on your system.
Perhaps you only have 32 bit VMs installed and downloaded the 64 bit
installer (or vice versa). The installer itself needs Java 1.7 so you
need at last that and of the right bitness. The next version of
Eclipse will need 1.8, so best you install the latest 1.8, 64 bit if
your system supports that, and use the corresponding bitness installer.
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