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Error installing Eclipse [message #1829462]

Sat, 04 July 2020 04:49

David Erdmann

Messages: 7
Registered: May 2015

Junior Member

I seem to get the following error before Eclipse finished installing, I have installed the lates java platform but I still get the error.
I have Mac computer running the latest O/S Catalina 10.15.5, It could be a very simple fix, however I am going around in circles trying to solve this problem.
I appreciate any help, Thank you

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Re: Error installing Eclipse [message #1829465 is a reply to message #1829462]

Sat, 04 July 2020 05:50

Ed Merks

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Registered: July 2009

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Did you install a Java JDK as opposed to a JRE? Did you install this?

http://jdk.java.net/14/

I know there were some problems with some JDK like this one:

https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=559482

You can also try to download a package from here:

https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/

But it's highly likely that it will fail to launch the same way and for the same reason...

Ed Merks
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Re: Error installing Eclipse [message #1829467 is a reply to message #1829465]

Sat, 04 July 2020 09:48

David Erdmann

Messages: 7
Registered: May 2015

Junior Member

Thank you Ed for the info, unfortunately I tried all of the above without success, so I don't know what else to do to instal this software that I was using before without any problems. I just hope to get some resolution.

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Re: Error installing Eclipse [message #1829473 is a reply to message #1829467]

Sat, 04 July 2020 13:41

Ed Merks

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Registered: July 2009

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Which JDK exactly did you install? I.e., where did you get it from?

I believe the launcher uses this command to find the Java implementations on your machine:

/usr/libexec/java_home -X

What does that print?

Ed Merks
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Re: Error installing Eclipse [message #1829491 is a reply to message #1829473]

Sun, 05 July 2020 06:35

David Erdmann

Messages: 7
Registered: May 2015

Junior Member

Hi Ed, thank you for your reply, I have run the line that you posted and this is the result
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Davids-Mac-mini:~ david$ /usr/libexec/java_home -X
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<array>
<dict>
<key>JVMArch</key>
<string>x86_64</string>
<key>JVMBlacklisted</key>
<false/>
<key>JVMBundleID</key>
<string>com.oracle.java.14.jdk</string>
<key>JVMEnabled</key>
<true/>
<key>JVMHomePath</key>
<string>/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-14.jdk/Contents/Home</string>
<key>JVMIsBuiltIn</key>
<false/>
<key>JVMName</key>
<string>Java SE 14</string>
<key>JVMPlatformVersion</key>
<string>14.0</string>
<key>JVMVendor</key>
<string>Oracle Corporation</string>
<key>JVMVersion</key>
<string>14</string>
</dict>
</array>
</plist>
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I have been wondering if the latest version of Eclipse runs on Mac OS Catalina. I haven't found where this information could be.
Thanks once again
David

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