MacOSX Snow Leopard and Eclipse: Error starting Eclipse (No Java virtual machine…)

Question

This is so frustrating.

I did no update of java nor eclipse and suddenly I can\'t open eclipse. I even didn\'t install any other programs. Here is the error:

Answer 1

I've fixed this using a 2 step solution:

*1. Set JAVA_HOME correctly:*

Find out the Java JDK location:

/usr/libexec/java_home

Create the ~/.bash_profile if needed:

touch ~/.bash_profile

Edit the .bash_profile file using TextEdit, and add the following lines (change the paths as necessary):

export JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_51.jdk/Contents/Home/ export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH

2. Set the alias to be executable:

From the eclipse install location, run:

chmod +x ./eclipse

Now to activate Eclipse I open Finder, navigate the to eclipse installation directory and double click the alias file (named eclipse, but without the eclipse icon).