Eclipse 3.4.1, OSX and Java 1.6

I recently downloaded Eclipse 3.4.1 for Mac OSX, and tried starting it using the eclipse.app icon. It did not work, and I noticed a message in /var/log/system.log telling me that the JVM could not be loaded.

Eclipse on Intel Macs

Eclipse looks really nice on OS X. I can tell, I have it running on my mac Mini duo core. If you have problems getting it to start, and the logfile complains about linker errors, chances are you have the PPC version of the eclipse app file. To check this, Ctrl-click on the eclipse.app file. If it doesn’t say “(Universal)” somewhere next to “Type:”, then you need to download a newer version. Get the Eclipse 3.2 RC2 or higher, and make sure you download the “Mac OSX (Mac/Carbon)” version.