JDK on OSX 10.7 Lion

Question

I\'ve instaled the Java for Developer package provided from Apple for 10.7 and java apps are running fine

but eclipse cannot find the JDK root path and I cant either

Answer 1

I have just ran into the same problem after updating. The JRE that is downloaded by OSX Lion is missing JavaRuntimeSupport.jar which will work but can wreck havoc on a lot of things. If you've updated, and you had a working JDK/JRE installed prior to that, do the following in Eclipse:

1) Project > Properties > Java Build Path > Select broken JRE/JDK > Edit

2) Select "Alternate JRE"

3) Click "Installed JREs..."

4) In the window that opens, click "Search..."

If all goes well, it will find your older JRE/JDK. Mine was in this location:

/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6/Home