Bug 441918 - Diagnose use of win32 on win64
Summary: Diagnose use of win32 on win64
Status: NEW
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Product: Platform
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: Runtime (show other bugs)
Version: 4.4   Edit
Hardware: PC Windows NT
: P3 enhancement (vote)
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Assignee: platform-runtime-inbox CLA
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Reported: 2014-08-17 07:53 EDT by Ed Willink CLA
Modified: 2014-08-17 07:53 EDT (History)
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Description Ed Willink CLA 2014-08-17 07:53:28 EDT 
I have now twice upgraded from WIN32 to WIN64 machines and on each occasion attempted to re-use Eclipse WIN32. (Idiot user should know better.)

Unfortunately the Eclipse starter successfully starts and diagnoses the problem as a missing JRE. Much better if the starter diagnosed itself as unsuitable, or at least gave a longer clear message: cannot find a 32 bit JRE for a 32 bit Eclipse.