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Re: Help [message #1053765 is a reply to message #1053757] |
Tue, 07 May 2013 14:06 |
Ed Merks Messages: 33218 Registered: July 2009 |
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Zyphon,
Comments below.
On 07/05/2013 3:58 PM, Zyphon Seven wrote:
> Ya I downloaded the one for macintosh users (mac) and I believe that
> the software itself is 32bit.
From this it looks like it's a 64 bit version (or wants to be one)
BootLoader constants: OS=macosx, ARCH=x86_64, WS=carbon, NL=en_US
> I know my machine is 64bit, as my computer has a 64bit processor and
> the eclipse I downloaded from the eclipse website was 64bit and it
> works just fine. I dont have any problems downloading it or unzipping
> it but as soon as I click on the icon it starts to open up, then pops
> up with a message: "An error has occured see log file...". This makes
> me wonder if it cant find the startup file? Not really sure, java and
> eclipse is all new to me. After having the problem I updated the JRD
> kit to 1.7 or whatever the newest one is. Not sure about the JRE, but
> like I said the one I downloaded directly from eclipse worked
> immediately, making me think stanford doesnt have its crap together
> (configured correctly).
It might be a 32 bit version and then needs a 32 bit VM.
> Again if there is something you need from me, just tell me how to get
> it and I will try to reply with what I find. Thanks for the quick
> response.
The name of the zip generally includes the architecture (whether it's 32
or 64 bit). You need to make sure the VM you use matches. You can use
command line arguments to direct it which VM to use
http://help.eclipse.org/indigo/index.jsp?topic=%2Forg.eclipse.platform.doc.isv%2Freference%2Fmisc%2Fruntime-options.html
Ed Merks
Professional Support: https://www.macromodeling.com/
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Re: Help [message #1058036 is a reply to message #1053765] |
Fri, 10 May 2013 14:56 |
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Try the Juno SR2 Cocoa 64-bit download instead. If the log is correct, your build is over 6 years old.
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Nitin Dahyabhai
Eclipse Web Tools Platform
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Re: Help [message #1058334 is a reply to message #1058314] |
Mon, 13 May 2013 15:05 |
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On 5/13/2013 8:31 AM, Zyphon Seven wrote:
> Ok, have a new problem. So I found where to put the -vm command but I
> dont know where to find the jdk on a mac, to tell the -vm command to
> run! If you guys have any idea please let me know, I have looked
> everywhere and I cant find it.
I'm not a Macintosh guy, but you might be able to launch a shell window
and type:
$ which java
The answer may put you on to where to begin looking. The following link
contains Macintosh OS-specific information that may be useful:
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Eclipse.ini#-vm_value:_Mac_OS_X_Example
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Re: Help [message #1058346 is a reply to message #1058334] |
Mon, 13 May 2013 15:46 |
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Does the mention of a new problem mean the old one was solved? My suggestion of using a newer build was because of the changes that have happened with Java and OSX in that time; it may be that a build that old will simply not work correctly on a modern system.
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Nitin Dahyabhai
Eclipse Web Tools Platform
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