Maven Integration error on STS launch

[proleptic]

Hi,

I'm trying out STS for the first time (Version: 2.2.1.200910210131-RELEASE) and am receiving the following errors in a window and the console respectively on boot:

The Maven Integration requires that Eclipse be running in a JDK, because a number of Maven core plugins are using jars from the JDK.

Please make sure the -vm option in eclipse.ini is pointing to a JDK and verify that Installed JREs are also using JDK installs.

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11/27/09 10:13:59 PM CST: [INFO] User settings file does not exist C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\.m2\settings.xml
11/27/09 10:14:00 PM CST: Eclipse is running in a JRE, but a JDK is required
Some Maven plugins may not work when importing projects or updating source folders.
11/27/09 10:14:02 PM CST: [INFO] User settings file does not exist C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\.m2\settings.xml
11/27/09 10:14:04 PM CST: Updating index http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/
11/27/09 10:14:05 PM CST: Downloading central : nexus-maven-repository-index.properties
11/27/09 10:14:05 PM CST: Downloaded [central] -> http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/.index...dex.properties
11/27/09 10:14:05 PM CST: Updated index for http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/ Sat Nov 21 03:27:52 CST 2009

As there is no eclipse.ini file in this install that I can find, I have attempted to edit the STS.ini file assuming it is the equivilent by adding the following lines:

-vm
C:\shop\Java\jdk1.6.0_17\bin

But when I do this I recieve some other errors when trying to open the "Server" view. I will specify these errors if asked but I'm guessing that adding the -vm option is not the preferred approach as STS should probably be running in a JDK which it specifies on its own.

Please advise.

Thanks.

[ekc]

Hello Proleptic,
I am new to STS too.
But I workaround the issue by sourcing JAVA_HOME variable to JDK before running STS.

On MS-Windows platform, I copy this simple batch file to %JDK%\bin to do the job.

@echo on
set CUR_DIR=%cd%
cd /d "%~dp0.."
set JAVA_HOME=%cd%
cd /d "%CUR_DIR%"

set PATH=%JAVA_HOME%\jre\bin;%JAVA_HOME%\bin;%PATH%

color 0F
title JDK1.6.0_18

Running this batch file; then STS.exe in the same shell solves my problem.

[mvatrogasac]

I believe you just need to slightly modify what you added to sts.ini. You should add the full path to javaw.exe, so just add
\javaw.exe
after C:\shop\Java\jdk1.6.0_17\bin