[news.eclipse.newcomer] Re: -vm command line option: jvm.dll or javaw.ex

[Daniel Megert <daniel_megert@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Walter Harley wrote:

> Using the -vm command line option, I can tell Eclipse what VM to use.
>
> Should I be pointing it at jvm.dll, or at javaw.exe?  What's the difference? 
>  
It depends. If you point it to an executable then this executable will 
be launched in a separately forked process. Otherwise JNI (if possible) 
will be used to launch the VM in the same process.

HTH
Dani