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Cannot Create Java Virtual Machine: Unrecognized option: -Xincgc [message #1835717]

Thu, 10 December 2020 17:00

Eclipse User

I've had this issue for a while and this is the only time I've had this issue. Using older versions of Eclipse on a different computer never had these issues.

Whenever I try to launch the JVM, I get the same error:

Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine
Error: A fatal exception has occurred. Program will exit.

I've tried many, many fixes to this over the last few months, with many suggestions of modifications to the eclipse.ini file with none of them working. Reinstalled Java, that didn't work either. Reinstalled Eclipse twice, still no luck.

Attached is my current eclipse.ini file. Please help me before I lose my sanity on this issue.

Attachment: eclipse.ini
(Size: 1.21KB, Downloaded 340 times)

Re: Cannot Create Java Virtual Machine: Unrecognized option: -Xincgc [message #1835732 is a reply to message #1835717]

Fri, 11 December 2020 00:19

Eclipse User

I wonder if that option is coming from -XX:+UseG1GC. It seems this file is pretty messed up. You have, for example Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=11, but but also -Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.6 and your -vm option points at Java 8. Perhaps you'd be best to create a new installation with the installer.

Re: Cannot Create Java Virtual Machine: Unrecognized option: -Xincgc [message #1835809 is a reply to message #1835732]

Sun, 13 December 2020 18:36

Eclipse User

Ed Merks wrote on Fri, 11 December 2020 05:19

I wonder if that option is coming from -XX:+UseG1GC. It seems this file is pretty messed up. You have, for example Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=11, but but also -Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.6 and your -vm option points at Java 8. Perhaps you'd be best to create a new installation with the installer.

This is something I have now tried 5 times.
Every time, it does not work.
The second most recent time I tried it seemed to copy my broken .ini file.
I made a fresh install, and the issue still occured.

Attached is the *new* eclipse.ini file.

Attachment: eclipse.ini
(Size: 1.01KB, Downloaded 329 times)

Re: Cannot Create Java Virtual Machine: Unrecognized option: -Xincgc [message #1835811 is a reply to message #1835809]

Sun, 13 December 2020 23:34

Eclipse User

Are you saying Eclipse itself won't launch? Or are you saying you can't launch a Java application from within Eclipse?

If the latter, then make sure that whatever is in you Window -> Preferences -> Java -> Installed JREs -> Edit... doesn't have such an option specified in Default VM Arguments. Also make sure that in your Run -> Run Configurations... (or Debug Configurations)... that the Arguments tab for the launch configuration you are using doesn't contain this option.

If the former, that doesn't make so much sense. I don't know where such an extra argument would come from if it's not in the eclipse.ini. Perhaps from some environment variable?

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