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Failed to load the JNI shared Library (JDK)

Asked 2011-09-08T18:02:15.777
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When I try opening Eclipse, a pop-up dialog states:

Failed to load the JNI shared library "C:/JDK/bin/client/jvm.dll".

Following this, Eclipse force closes.

Here are a few points I'd like to make:

  • I checked to see if anything exists on that path. It does exist.
  • My Eclipse and Java SE Development Kit are both 64-bit. I checked my system, and it can handle 64-bit.
  • I've searched for this problem on Google and StackOverflow, and the only answer I found was to download the 32-bit versions of JDK and Eclipse.

Downloading the 32-bit versions is something I only want to do as a very last resort.
What would be suggested to solve this issue?

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You need a 64-bit trio:

  • 64-bit OS
  • 64-bit Java
  • 64-bit Eclipse
answered 2011-09-12T08:29:31.490
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Make sure your eclipse.ini file includes the following lines.

-vm
C:\path\to\64bit\java\bin\javaw.exe

My eclipse.ini for example:

-startup
plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.1.1.R36x_v20101122_1400.jar
--launcher.library
plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.win32.win32.x86_64_1.1.2.R36x_v20101222
-product
org.eclipse.epp.package.java.product
--launcher.defaultAction
openFile
--launcher.XXMaxPermSize
256M
-showsplash
org.eclipse.platform
-vm
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_32\bin\javaw.exe
--launcher.XXMaxPermSize
256m
--launcher.defaultAction
openFile
-vmargs
-Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.5
-Xms40m
-Xmx512m

Use OS and Eclipse both 64 bit or both 32 bit keep same and config eclipse.ini.

Your eclipse.ini file can be found in your eclipse folder.

answered 2012-03-13T13:17:13.413
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Thank you misterfrb, I realised that Eclipse was giving this error, because I had just installed Oracle 10g Developer suite, and it was looking for the jvm.dll file in the C:\DevSuiteHome_1 folder (I must have opted to install JDK again along with developer suite).

After removing the DevSuiteHome lines from the paths variable and adding the correction location for 64-bit jvm.dll (not sure if this was necessary, didn't try without), Eclipse worked again, and Developer suite still does too.

answered 2012-03-03T15:51:53.013
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Downloaded 64 bit JVM from site and installed it manually and updated the system path variable. That solved the issue.

  1. Default JVM is installed in my system was in "C:\Program Files
    (x86)\Java\jre7"
  2. Manually installed JVM got installed in "C:\Program Files\Java\jre7" and after updating this pate to system path variable it worked.
answered 2012-08-28T10:26:59.027

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