Version 1.6.0_65 of the JVM is not suitable for this product

Question

Trying to install eclipse

and I get an error

Version 1.6.0_65 of the JVM is not suitable for this product.

Java -version from command line says

Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_65-b14-466.1-11M4716)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.65-b04-466.1, mixed mode)

How can I change that to a compatible version? I did google this and cruise this site for answers with the suggested questions when writing this but was not able to find something that solved it. I found a few answers telling you to do this (with my current installed version in)

 export JAVA_HOME=`/usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.8.*'

When I run the EXPORT command it just takes me to a command line and from there I have no idea what to do.

I did download the 64-bit version.

Seems like it should be an easy thing to do....

Answer 1

Right click Eclipse and click Show Package Contents

And open Contents\info.plist in a texteditor

Then search for <key>Eclipse</key> and immediately after the <key>Eclipse</key> you will have <array> tag, add the following inside <array> tag.

<string>-vm</string>
<string>YOUR_JAVA_HOME/jre/lib/server/libjvm.dylib</string>

Replace YOUR_JAVA_HOME with the output of /usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.8.*. Then eclipse will run on that particular JVM.

For example my Info.plist has the following

<key>Eclipse</key>
<array>
    <string>-vm</string>
    <string>/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_51.jdk/Contents/Home/jre/lib/server/libjvm.dylib</string>
    <string>-keyring</string>
    <string>~/.eclipse_keyring</string>
    <string>-showlocation</string>
</array>