Ok then I am lost .. which steps did you mean?
Pre-requisite:
You need Oxygen (4.7 or above) Eclipse SDK or maintenance(M) builds (available from
http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/) <- got that
The Java™ 9 support also works when the IDE is launched with a Java™ 8 VM. There is no need to switch Java™ 9 VM for that. <-- ok tried both
For any Eclipse install <= Oxygen 1 you have to add --add-modules=ALL-SYSTEM. For more details and potential issues see
https://wiki.eclipse.org/Configure_Eclipse_for_Java_9. <-- did that as well
You need Java™ 9 JDK ( Available from the JDK9 pointer at the parent site:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html) <-- check
To try out Java 9 support in Eclipse, you can follow any of these:
Update your Eclipse 4.7 build using this update site:
http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/updates/4.7-U-builds. In Eclipse, go to Help > Install New Software... and uncheck "Group items by category". Select "Eclipse SDK" from the list of items and proceed with the installation. <!-- didn't do that .. but I can use "any" of these
Update your Eclipse 4.7 build for committers (
https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/eclipse-ide-eclipse-committer...) using Eclipse Marketplace entry (currently, needs some additional steps): <-- went with that one
Drag and drop the Install button on this web page to your running Eclipse workspace. This will open the Eclipse Marketplace dialog. <-- dialog open
Click the link "One solution selected" at the bottom. <-- doesn't appear .. so the next bullet steps are not working either
In the Java 9 support entry, press "Update Pending" button.
Press the same button again, now named "Update". Ignore the progress bar message at the bottom.
On the next page which comes up, make sure "Update my installation..." is selected and press "Confirm".
Accept the license and proceed with the installation.
I did install Eclipse Comitters edition with the Eclipse Installer, maybe that is an issue?