problems with java installation (xerces) on mac

Question

I\'m using MacOsX 10.6.4.

Some time ago I run into problems with Eclipse (it wouldn\'t start anymore - I opened a question here and followed all the suggestion but w

Answer 1

Some things to try:

1. Look for adventitious xerces JARs that may have been inadvertently left in one of the directories of the System property java.ext.dirs.

   /Users/*/Library/Java/Extensions
   /Library/Java/Extensions
   /System/Library/Java/Extensions
   /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Home/lib/ext
   

2. Use spotlight to search for extraneous xerces JARs outside of Eclipse.

3. Remove /Applications/eclipse and ~/.eclipse; reinstall Eclipse.

4. Reinstall Java from the the installer DVD: /Volumes/Mac OS X Install DVD/Optional Installs/Xcode Tools/Packages/JavaSDK.pkg.

5. Check Software update.