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Help for running Eclipse on a legacy Mac OS (10.9) [message #1847381]

Mon, 25 October 2021 18:07

Ivan Frey

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Registered: October 2021

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I have an old iMac running Mac OS 10.9. I was curious to see if I could get Eclipse to run on it. I've been trying various versions of Eclipse. The last version I was able to run was 3.6. I read that 4.4 should be able to run, but I get an error which is beyond my level of competence,

If this system is too old for anybody to bother, I understand.

[Updated on: Mon, 25 October 2021 18:09]

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Re: Help for running Eclipse on a legacy Mac OS (10.9) [message #1847384 is a reply to message #1847381]

Mon, 25 October 2021 18:46

Tauno Voipio

Messages: 690
Registered: August 2014

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The Java on your computer may be 32 bits.

The current Eclipse versions need 64 bit Java to run.

The hardware running OS X 10.9 should be OK for 64 bits.

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Re: Help for running Eclipse on a legacy Mac OS (10.9) [message #1847399 is a reply to message #1847384]

Tue, 26 October 2021 01:58

Ivan Frey

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Registered: October 2021

Junior Member

Because Apple doesn't support an OS higher than Lion (10.7) on my iMac, I installed a modified version of 10.9 (Mavericks) on my machine.

64 bit apps appear to run just fine. I don't understand why Eclipse 4.4 won't run, because it was certified at the time to run on 10.9.

When I get home I will attach the metadata.log file.

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Re: Help for running Eclipse on a legacy Mac OS (10.9) [message #1847429 is a reply to message #1847384]

Tue, 26 October 2021 22:00

Ivan Frey

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Registered: October 2021

Junior Member

Current versions of Eclipse require 10.10. Do you know the youngest version of Eclipse to run on 10.9?

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Re: Help for running Eclipse on a legacy Mac OS (10.9) [message #1847440 is a reply to message #1847429]

Wed, 27 October 2021 08:20

Tauno Voipio

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Registered: August 2014

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Get Java JDK from Java pages. Remember to select 64 bit version, if there are choices. Version 8 (also called 1.8) should fit in well, and the information is a bit fuzzy, version 11 could.

The Java version limits what release of Eclipse you can run.

Please use the Eclipse installer to set Eclipse up.

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