eclipse.ini file not present on Mac

Question

I am trying to alter my eclipse configuration, but the eclipse.ini file is not present in my eclipse installation directory.

I am on Mac os x with eclipse 4.2.1 Jun

Answer 1

On Mac High Sierra

Go to : Applications > Eclipse (Right-click on the icon and select "Show Package Contents") > Contents > Eclipse

Answer 2

Alternatively, in eclipse installation folder, Right click on 'eclipse' (alias or a symbolic link) -> Show Original -> eclipse.ini

Answer 3

The file should be found at Eclipse.app/Contents/MacOS/eclipse.ini

For example: /Applications/eclipse/Eclipse.app/Contents/MacOS

Alternatively it might be found instead at Eclipse.app/Contents/Eclipse/eclipse.ini (Both possibilities are noted in different parts of the wiki documentation, and it may be that /Eclipse/ is used for newer versions.)

Answer 4

As of Neon the default install location is not /Applications but /Users/username/eclipse.

My installation was at:

/Users/username/eclipse

The 'app' was at:

/Users/username/eclipse/jee-neon/Eclipse.app

And the 'eclipse.ini' file was at:

/Users/username/eclipse/jee-neon/Eclipse.app/Contents/Eclipse/eclipse.ini

Answer 5

I was using STS and the file was named differently. It was located at /Applications/STS.app/Contents/Eclipse/STS.ini.

Answer 6

Yes For Eclipse NEON it should be

/Users/username/eclipse/jee-neon/Eclipse.app/Contents/Eclips‌​e/eclipse.ini