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starting eclipse directly with java binary on OsX / mac [message #1872210]

Fri, 25 October 2024 03:20

Eclipse User

On OsX (macbook m3) I want to start eclipse directly with the java binary:

eclipse-2021-12 % ls
artifacts.xml		eclipse.ini		plugins configuration		eclipse.ini.orig	readme
dropins			features		eclipse			p2
eclipse-2021-12 % java -XstartOnFirstThread -jar plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.6.400.v20210924-0641.jar
org.eclipse.m2e.logback.configuration: Activated before the state location was initialized. Retry after the state location is initialized.

Eclipse starts but is unusable because it is (nearly) blank (see attached screenshots).

Here are my questions:

Is there a fix to this problem?
Is there another way to install multiple eclipse versions on OsX?

Kind regards,
aanno

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Re: starting eclipse directly with java binary on OsX / mac [message #1872243 is a reply to message #1872210]

Fri, 25 October 2024 12:12

Eclipse User

One reason it won't work is because all the other arguments the eclipse.ini are missing this way. Given this doesn't work why exactly do you want to do this? Why can't you just run <app>Contents/MacOS/eclipse, i.e., run the executable direct?

Yes, you can create multiple installations in different locations.

Re: starting eclipse directly with java binary on OsX / mac [message #1872333 is a reply to message #1872243]

Mon, 28 October 2024 08:57

Eclipse User

I've investigated a bit and have found out the following:

My way of starting eclipse does read eclipse.ini like using the eclipse start (if working directory is the eclipse folder).
It is a known problem and has been reported at https://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform.swt/issues/1012

I've stepped upon the following: The problem is not there if I use 'OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM GraalVM CE 21.0.2+13.1 (build 21.0.2+13-jvmci-23.1-b30, mixed mode, sharing)'. Hence at present I use this very JDK.

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