Dec 17 2006

Solution to “Error starting modern compiler”

Published by pj at 12:35 am under eclipse, java, opensource

The eclipse/java error “Error starting modern compiler” when trying to compile something using javac in eclipse is being caused by eclipse using a different java VM than the one JAVA_HOME is pointing to.

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  • eclipse compile error
  • “13: Error starting modern compiler”
  • eclipse cannot compile

3 Responses to “Solution to “Error starting modern compiler””

  1. # Ricardoon 22 Apr 2008 at 11:28 am

    very useful, thanks !!

  2. # Amiron 23 May 2008 at 3:14 pm

    Thanx a bunch for the tip. It worked.

  3. # Maxon 13 Aug 2008 at 8:24 pm

    Thanks a lot for the tip! Was finally able to resolve this problem after many unsuccessful attempts.

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