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Doug Bergh
Doug Bergh

Reputation: 53

Java 1.8 installation on MacOS X 10.9 - missing JavaVM link

I'm running MacOS 10.9. A while ago I upgraded to Java 1.8, and in the process had to rebuild the links in /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework (because I screwed up).

I ended up with this symlink:

/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/A/Commands -> /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_31.jdk/Contents/Home/bin

That enabled me to run java from the command line.

Now I want to run Eclipse. I installed it but it won't start up; it gets this error:

Library not loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/A/JavaVM

So I think I need a symlink "JavaVM" pointing somewhere in the jdk1.8.0_31.jdk directory structure, but I can't figure out where.

Thanks much for any help..

Upvotes: 3

Views: 587

Answers (2)

rbento
rbento

Reputation: 11658

If you get a VM info like java version "1.8.0_31" when running java -version from your shell and assuming you have eclipse unpacked in your Applications folder you could try the following:

  • Go to Applications > Eclipse folder.
  • Right click eclipse and select Show Package Contents.
  • Go to Contents > MacOS folder.
  • Edit eclipse.ini file with your favorite text editor.

  • Search for the -Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion key under -vmargs and set it to 1.8, like so:

    -Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.8

  • Save it and try opening eclipse again.

In my environment, besides installing it normally using the Java installer, I also have the following in my ~/.bash_profile file:

export JAVA_HOME=$(/usr/libexec/java_home)

Upvotes: 1

Petersoj
Petersoj

Reputation: 51

in eclipse go to preferences. then go to Java -> Build Path -> Installed JREs. then click search on the right hand side and it should be there. Make sure the one you want is clicked. I had the same problem before too.

Upvotes: 1

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