See the log file: /Applications/Eclipse.app/Contents/Eclipse/configuration/1436385822998.log.

Then when i ran eclipse i got the eclipse splash screen, followed by the following error message:

System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java So, I tried editing the eclipse.ini file according the wiki on eclipse org by inserting the following: When I ran eclipse, I still got the same error ('Version 1.6.0_65 of the JVM is not suitable for this product. I installed it with no apparent problems. So, I downloaded Java for Mac OS X Recommended Version 8 Update 45 from. When I run eclipse, I now get at window entitled 'Incompatible JVM' which states:'Version 1.6.0_65 of the JVM is not suitable for this product. I installed this, with no apparent problems. When I open it, however, it says 'To open 'Eclipse' you need to install the legacy Java SE 6 runtime.' It provided a link to Java for OS X 2014-001 ( ) which I followed and downloaded. I have installed eclipse, specifically 'Eclipse IDE for Java Developers' for Mac OS X (Cocoa) 64-bit, i.e., eclipse-java-mars-R-macosx-cocoa-x86_64.tar (I'm running Yosemite, i.e. It tells me to use legacy Java, then (when given legacy Java), it tells me my Java is too old. Summary: I have installed Eclipse, but can't get it to run.

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