[news.eclipse.newcomer] Re: Mac snow leopard and subclipse

[J Michael Dean <mdean77@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

While there is a 32 bit Java 1.6 in Snow Leopard, the default JVM for
Eclipse remains the 64 bit JVM even if you use the Java preferences utility
in OSX and put the 32 bit JVM above the 64 bit JVM.  I think you can
indicate a 32 bit JVM with a command argument when you invoke Eclipse
(-d32???) but I solved the problem by getting the 64 bit Cocoa eclipse
classic distribution and then adding the needed other functions (RCP, etc.).


On 9/8/09 8:28 AM, in article thvv-27009D.10283808092009@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
"Tom Van Vleck" <thvv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  "Walter Harley" wrote:
> 
>> I haven't tried Snow Leopard yet, but my understanding is that it removes
>> Java 1.5 and switches the default JVM to Java 1.6 (64-bit, presumably).  So
>> if I'm correct about that, you'll need to either install a Java 1.5 VM, and
>> make sure that your eclipse.ini points to it, or else change to a Cocoa
>> 64-bit build. 
> 
> Snow Leopard provides 32 and 64 bit Java 1.6.  Both 32 and
> 64-bit Cocoa Eclipse seemed to work.  64-bit Eclipse works
> with Subclipse 1.4.x so far.  Snow Leopard seems faster
> overall.