I have a problem launching Eclipse 4 4 on my Mac I m getting the following error Version 1 6 0 65 of the JVM is not suitable for this product I have the latest version installed When I m running java -version I m getting java version 1 8 0 05 Java TM SE Runtime Environment build 1 8 0 05-b13 Java HotSpot TM 64-Bit Server VM build 25 5-b02 mixed mode Here is my eclipse ini file where I already tried to explicit set the -vm parameter to my jdk1 8 -startup plugins org eclipse equinox launcher 1 3 0 v20140415-2008 jar --launcher library plugins org eclipse equinox launcher cocoa macosx 1 1 200 v20140603-1326 -product org eclipse epp package standard product --launcher defaultAction openFile -showsplash org eclipse platform --launcher XXMaxPermSize 256m --launcher defaultAction openFile --launcher appendVmargs -vmargs -Dosgi requiredJavaVersion 1 7 -XstartOnFirstThread -Dorg eclipse swt internal carbon smallFonts -XX MaxPermSize 256m -Xms40m -Xmx512m -Xdock icon Resources Eclipse icns -XstartOnFirstThread -Dorg eclipse swt internal carbon smallFonts -vm Library Java JavaVirtualMachines jdk1 8 0 05 jdk Contents Home bin java

Error launching Eclipse 4.4 "Version 1.6.0_65 of the JVM is not suitable for this product."

Here's how to fix this error when launching Eclipse:

Version 1.6.0_65 of the JVM is not suitable for this product. Version: 1.7 or greater is required.

~ Answered on 2014-07-11 18:15:21