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Unable to open Eclipse.app [message #1854676]

Fri, 02 September 2022 08:13

Vittorio Maria Stano

Messages: 5
Registered: September 2022

Junior Member

Hi all, I am writing to ask you for some solution to a problem with Eclipse version for MacOS Apple Silicon. Every time I restart my Mac it happens that when I open Eclipse the message appears:
"Unable to open Eclipse.app". This is very strange. I solve the problem each time by reinstalling the application but this is really very inconvenient. Do you happen to have any idea how to solve this problem?

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Re: Unable to open Eclipse.app [message #1854694 is a reply to message #1854676]

Fri, 02 September 2022 13:44

Ed Merks

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Registered: July 2009

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How and where are you installing it?

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Re: Unable to open Eclipse.app [message #1854699 is a reply to message #1854676]

Fri, 02 September 2022 15:52

Tauno Voipio

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Registered: August 2014

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My guess is that you are trying to run a version of Eclipse for the older Intel chip architecture. The Apple M1 chip does not understand anything of the Intel machine code.

Get the Eclipse installer from <https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/installer>.

Please select the AArch64 option, the x86_64 version does not work.

Use the installer to install Eclipse.

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Tauno Voipio

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Re: Unable to open Eclipse.app [message #1854703 is a reply to message #1854699]

Fri, 02 September 2022 19:30

Vittorio Maria Stano

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Registered: September 2022

Junior Member

Thank you for your response. The version I downloaded is already for the new Apple Silicon processors.
I downloaded the "Eclipse IDE for Java Developers" package from this page: https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/

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Re: Unable to open Eclipse.app [message #1854704 is a reply to message #1854694]

Fri, 02 September 2022 19:31

Vittorio Maria Stano

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Registered: September 2022

Junior Member

I downloaded the "Eclipse IDE for Java Developers" package from this page: https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/

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Re: Unable to open Eclipse.app [message #1854711 is a reply to message #1854704]

Sat, 03 September 2022 05:17

Ed Merks

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Registered: July 2009

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And where is it physically located on your machine after you "installed" it?

Ed Merks
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Re: Unable to open Eclipse.app [message #1854712 is a reply to message #1854711]

Sat, 03 September 2022 06:18

Vittorio Maria Stano

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Registered: September 2022

Junior Member

Yes through the installer I moved the app to the Mac's application folder.

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Re: Unable to open Eclipse.app [message #1854713 is a reply to message #1854712]

Sat, 03 September 2022 06:29

Ed Merks

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Registered: July 2009

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Well, that's one everyone does who downloads packages. So your saying, you can only run it once the first time?

Have you tried copying it to somewhere in your home folder, i.e., somewhere that's always writable for you personally?

Ed Merks
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Re: Unable to open Eclipse.app [message #1854715 is a reply to message #1854713]

Sat, 03 September 2022 12:39

Vittorio Maria Stano

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Registered: September 2022

Junior Member

Actually this problem happens often but not always. For example, I reinstalled Eclipse yesterday but today when I turned on my Mac it did not give me this problem. It happens sometimes and I don't understand why honestly.

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