MacOSX Snow Leopard and Eclipse: Error starting Eclipse (No Java virtual machine....)

Question

This is so frustrating.

I did no update of java nor eclipse and suddenly I can't open eclipse. I even didn't install any other programs. Here is the error:

I've tried everything. I updated to new java version and no luck on that:

I downloaded the newest eclipse and had no luck.

Then I updated eclipse's Info.plist file:

Added: <string>-vm</string><string>/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Commands/java</string>

From terminal:

What else could I do?

EDIT:

Path variable:

EDIT 2: Strange behavior. If I go right click on eclipse.app and navigate through: Contents/MacOS/eclipse and double click it then a terminal opens and eclipse starts:

Why is that so. I want to run eclipse directly from eclipse.app, not through Contents/.....

EDIT 3:

I see that someone had the same exact problem as me but I haven' find the solution yet: http://www.eclipse.org/forums/index.php/t/107226/

Answer 1

OK, after a few days of struggling and with no luck on this thread and Eclipse forums THREAD I started a bounty for this question and had no correct answer.

I found a solution to this problem (this stack).

ANSWER:

You need to edit the Eclipse.app/Contents/Info.plist file and add two lines in it:

Nowhere stated that this lines had to go in Eclipse array but just somewhere up as key-string.

If you don't have Xcode, edit that file with textedit:

    <key>Eclipse</key>
<array>
    <string>-vm</string>
    <string>/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Home/bin/java</string>
    <string>-keyring</string>
    <string>~/.eclipse_keyring</string>
    <string>-showlocation</string>
</array>