Cannot run Eclipse; JVM terminated. Exit code=13

Question

I just append -vm C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\javaw.exe

in eclipse.ini then I try to start eclipse again and got this error. Give me how to solve or link that actually solve it.

this is my eclipse.ini

-startup 
plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.1.0.v20100507.jar
 --launcher.library
 plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.win32.win32.x86_1.1.1.R36x_v20100810 
-showsplash
 org.eclipse.platform
--launcher.XXMaxPermSize 256m 
--launcher.defaultAction 
openFile 
-vm 
C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\javaw.exe
-vmargs 
-Xms40m 
-Xmx384m

Thank you

Answer 1

I had the same error when configuring eclipse.ini to use JRE6. Turns out I caused this error by incorrectly configuring eclipse to use the 64 bit JVM while running a 32 bit version of eclipse 3.7.

The correct configuration required the eclipse.ini -vm argumument to use "C:/Program Files (x86)/" instead of "C:/Program Files/".

Make sure that the JVM version (32/64 bit) you use matches the eclipse version (32/64 bit).

Answer 2

Go to the folder where you saved Eclipse. Look in the configuration folder at the startup log. It will give you a much better diagnostic than "exit code 13".

Answer 3

I used the new Eclipse Installer. I didn't like the installation path and I changed it manually. After that, I got the exit code=13 message too.

There is a new property in the eclipse.ini file named -install. I just had to modify it with the new location, and that solved this issue.

In the new installer I selected D:/eclipse, but the IDE was installed at D:/eclipse/eclipse. So, I moved the folder manually. The next time I tried to open eclipse I got the exit error. Thus, I had to modify eclipse.ini and set the current location:

-install
D:/eclipse

Answer 4

Whenever you see this error, go to Configuration directory and check for a log file generated just now. It should have proper Exception stacktrace. Mine was a case where I got an updated 32-bit JRE (or JVM) installed which was the default Java that got added to the Path. And my Eclipse installation was 64-bit which meant it needed a 64-bit VM to run its native SWT libraries. So I simply uninstalled the 32-bit JVM and replaced it with a 64-bit JVM.

I wonder if they will improve this reporting mechanism, instead of silently generating a log file in some directory.

Answer 5

I did couple of things inorder to get rid of this annoying error as modifying .ini never worked for me.

1. Installed latest JDK
2. Delete old eclipse IDE folder completely.
3. This time i Unziped to different location

Double Click "eclipse.exe" Works now like charm Use default workspace to load your old projects.

Am suspecting it to be JDK's Java VM issue more than eclipse.

Answer 6

I had this issue also. I had an old JDK1.8.0_05. I installed the newest JDK1.8.0_111 and everything works great now. Just be sure to update your environment variable.

I am on Windows 7 64 bit. Using Eclipse Neon 1a.

Hope that helps someone.