Problem with Maven in Eclipse, changing from JRE to JDK

[Kari Nordmann]

I'm trying to get Maven to work with my Eclipse. I have installed it, but every time I run Eclipse I get this message:

03.02.09 11:22:27 CET: Eclipse is running in a JRE, but a JDK is required
Some Maven plugins may not work when importing projects or updating source folders.

I have installed JDK, but I can't figure out how to make Eclipse run in JDK instead of JRE. I tried the Maven installation guide, I tried searching in Eclipse Help, but I havent found out.

Can anyone help me?

[Campbell Ritchie]

That sort of question is usually asked in other parts of the Ranch.

Moving.

[Maneesh Godbole]

Looks like Campbell has stepped out for a cuppa.
Moving.

[Peter Johnson]

To get Eclipse to use a JDK, edit the eclipse.ini file adding these two lines (I put mine at the front of the file)

-vm
C:\apps\Java\jdk1.6.0_07\bin\javaw.exe

[Felipe Requeno]

You can also use the -vm parameter when calling the eclipse executable.
Something like this: eclipse.exe -vm=%JAVA_HOME%\bin\javaw.exe (if you're using windows)

Greetings...

Felipe.

[Kari Nordmann]

Thanks, problem fixed