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I downloaded the eclipse Javascript IDE from the official download page however, when i start the application it says "A Java Runtime Environment or Java development Kit must be available in order to run eclipse." I already have a java IDE copy of eclipse that runs fine so I don't understand why its asking for another JDK.

I just want to develop Javascript in Eclipse, does anyone have any idea how to? Are there special tools or plugins i'm meant to get to get it to work?

Zeeno
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Maybe other copy of eclipse use -vm variable in eclipse.ini file, therefore, it work correctly. Make sure you have JAVA_HOME in Environment Variables or add -vm configuration into eclipse.ini file.

For more information, see this link: http://wiki.eclipse.org/FAQ_How_do_I_run_Eclipse%3F

Tu Tran
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For best experience doing JS/HTML/CSS I recommend you using Aptana as plugin. Here you can download it http://www.aptana.com/products/studio3/download Be sure to check Eclipse Plug-in Version option.

Ivan Ivanic
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  • I am using Aptana plugin but it still feels inferior to the way Eclipse understands Java code. When I code a Java object, Eclipse uses auto-fill support to give me a list of methods and descriptions for each. No such thing happens when using JavaScript with eclipse. When you have a potential resource leak in Java or you want to know what kind of exceptions a method throws, all this is built into Eclipse for Java. However, all I get with Aptana with JavaScript is syntax highlighting. It feels inferior. – JohnMerlino Jul 11 '14 at 00:59
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Check your version of the runtime that you installed. You can upgrade or downgrade (i.e. if JDK 7, then try JDK 8 and vice versa you can even try JDK 6) and see if it works.

On Ubuntu 14.10 open JDK 7 did not help me much but the older (open JDK java 6 runtime) and the newer open JDK Java 8 helped me out.

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