Problem trying to run Eclipse for the first time

I get an Error of "JVM TERMINATED. Exit code =1" in /usr/bin/java

RHEL4

What I've done:


I downloaded the JRE 1.4.2.13 from sun. I installed it by setting the proper permission and doing a ./filename. I accepted the EULA and let it install. I then rebooted. Next I downloaded Eclipse 3.1.0 which is targeted to run on J2RE SE 1.4 which I downloaded. I then double clicked the executable file. I also tried doing a ./eclipse. I then get the same error when trying to open the file both ways.What am I not doing?

You could be running gcj instead of Sun java. What is the output of doing,

$java -version

java version "1.4.2"
gcj (GCC) 3.4.3 20041212 Red Hat 3.4.3-9.EL4

Why is not detecting Sun's Java?

Create a script called java.sh and put the code below. Place the script in /etc/profile.d

export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/jdk1.6.0
export MANPATH=$JAVA_HOME/man:$MANPATH
export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$JAVA_HOME/jre/bin:$PATH

Make sure you edit the paths so that they match your own version of java and make it executable. After that, logout and back in again or do "source /etc/profile" and the sun java version should be detected before GCJ. If you have OpenOffice installed, then Redhat and derivatives insist on installing GCJ.

Awesome! Thanks for the help. Where do I place this script?

One more question. The line:

export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$JAVA_HOME/jre/bin:$PATH

I don't have a /jre folder in my java folder, so can I just do

export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH

The script should go in /etc/profile.d. You can remove the jre section if you don't have it, but I have never seen a java directory without the jre subdirectory.

That worked! I owe you one.


Thanks