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Asked: 2026-06-16T19:42:39+00:00

Installed Java SE 1.7.0u10 from Oracle w/ their installer package Downloaded and unpacked Eclipse

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  • Installed Java SE 1.7.0u10 from Oracle w/ their installer package

  • Downloaded and unpacked Eclipse Juno (4.2.1)

  • Double click Eclipse purple icon and get OS X alert prompt with error message:

To open “Eclipse,” you need a Java SE 6 runtime. Would you like to
install one now?

  • (in terminal) which java – /usr/bin/java

  • ls -l /usr/bin/java – /usr/bin/java -> /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/Current/Commands/java

  • (in Finder) Double click eclipse alias (included when unpacked download) – Terminal launches, /Applications/Eclipse/Eclipse.app/Contents/MacOS/eclipse ; exit ; and Exclipse launches without OS X alert prompt.

I’ve tried modifying the Eclipse app bundle plist to point the -vm key to /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.frameworks/Versions/Current/Commands/java, but I feel like I probably shouldn’t have to do this.`

I’d like to know how to get Eclipse to launch by just double clicking on the Application package. It’s such a small thing to bug me… :o)

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  1. Editorial Team

    I found the answer over on Ask Different

    It’s an ugly hack, but works perfectly.

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