Thanks Wayne...Following steps did the trick: sudo update-alternatives --config java > sudo update-alternatives --config javac > sudo update-alternatives --config jar >
Now while starting Eclipse, it didn't say that it is using GCJ. You can configure Eclipse to use a specific JRE when it runs (independent of > what's installed/configured on Ubuntu) I believe now I am using Sun-Java. Do I still need to configure Eclipse to use specific JRE. If yes then please do tell me. I apologise if my questions are too childish. I have never used eclipse and never worked on Java. I am more of 'vim' editor lover. Cheers, Parag, Software Engineer, PERSISTENT Systems LTD, http://www.persistentsys.com/ Will Rogers <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/w/will_rogers.html> - "I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts." On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 12:55 AM, Wayne Beaton <wa...@eclipse.org> wrote: > Don't do this. This step is for configuring the Eclipse environment to > *build* Java applications. You need to configure the version of Java used to > run Eclipse itself. This is an Ubuntu thing, not an Eclipse thing. > > A little further down in the thread, the following steps are more useful: > > another way to do this instead of making a link is >> >> sudo update-alternatives --config java >> sudo update-alternatives --config javac >> sudo update-alternatives --config jar >> >> this will give you a list of installed java >> Choose sun java... >> > You can configure Eclipse to use a specific JRE when it runs (independent > of what's installed/configured on Ubuntu); let us know if you want to try > that. > > Wayne > > > Parag Kalra wrote: > >> As I have downloaded PDT-Eclipse it is not having the JAVA section under: >> >> Windows > Preferences > Java > Installed JRE >> >> Could someone share the URL which I can use under 'HELP' -> 'Software >> updates' -> 'Available software' -> 'Add site' and installed the JAVA IDE >> feature into PDT-Eclipse. >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> Cheers, >> Parag, >> >> >> >> On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 11:23 PM, Michael Spector <spek...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Please read here: http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-64203.html >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 8:51 PM, Parag Kalra <paragka...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Hello All, >>>> >>>> When I am starting the PDT - Eclipse, I am getting a dialog box >>>> >>>> >>> displaying >>> >>> >>>> following message: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> GCJ has been detected as the current Java virtual machine. Use of GCJ >>>>> >>>>> >>>> is >>> >>> >>>> untested and unsupported. Please consult the documentation for more >>>>> information. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> However even by using GCJ, PDT-Eclipse is working as expected but still >>>> I >>>> want o use Sun-JDK instead of GCJ. >>>> >>>> Also Sun-JDK is installed on my Ubuntu 8.10. I just want to know the way >>>> >>>> >>> by >>> >>> >>>> which I can switch between the two. >>>> >>>> I guess un-installing GCJ is one of the option but I don't want to do >>>> >>>> >>> that. >>> >>> >>>> Any other option? >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Parag >>>> >>>> >>>> Steven Wright - "A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm >>>> >>>> >>> afraid >>> >>> >>>> of widths." >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> pdt-dev mailing list >>>> pdt-dev@eclipse.org >>>> https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/pdt-dev >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Best regards, >>> Michael >>> _______________________________________________ >>> pdt-dev mailing list >>> pdt-dev@eclipse.org >>> https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/pdt-dev >>> >>> >>> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pdt-dev mailing list >> pdt-dev@eclipse.org >> https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/pdt-dev >> >> > _______________________________________________ > pdt-dev mailing list > pdt-dev@eclipse.org > https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/pdt-dev >
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