JBDS 3.0.x/4.x installer fails on Windows 64-bit
Environment
- Red Hat JBoss Developer Studio (JBDS)
- 3.0.x
- 4.x
- Windows
- 64 bit
Issue
JBDS 3.x/4.x
installer fails onWindows 7 x64
.
Resolution
- To install
JBDS 3.0.x or 4.x for Windows on 64-bit Windows
, need to install and use32-bit JVM
. Make sure to specify the32bit JVM
whileJDBS
installation and also use the32-bit
java for runningJBDS 3.0.x or 4.x
(or use-vm
flag to tellJBDS
to use32-bit java
) if the64-bit
one is found as the default. - This issue was reported as the following JIRAs:
- Installer fails on
Windows 7 x64
:
https://jira.jboss.org/browse/JBDS-1149 - Installer chooses
64-bit VM
as the defaultVM
even with32-bit
distribution (see JBDS Release Notes)
https://jira.jboss.org/browse/JBDS-1150 - Need
64-bit
windows support
https://jira.jboss.org/browse/JBIDE-2720
- Installer fails on
Root Cause
- Not
64-bit
version but only32-bit
version ofJBDS 3.0.x/4.x
for Windows is provided.
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