Start Eclipse on MacOS from Java Command line
<p>I'm working with an older version of Eclipse, Helios SR1.</p>

<p>I need to be able to start eclipse from the terminal.</p>

<p>In review of <a href="http://wiki.eclipse.org/FAQ_How_do_I_run_Eclipse%3F" rel="nofollow">http://wiki.eclipse.org/FAQ_How_do_I_run_Eclipse%3F</a></p>

<p>I execute the following command in Terminal to start eclipse.</p>

<pre><code>/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java -jar plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.1.0.v20100507.jar
</code></pre>

<p>and I get</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Root exception: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError:
  org/eclipse/swt/SWTError</p>
</blockquote>

<p>So this appears to be more complex than what was found in the above link.  If I double-click the Eclipse.app it starts right up.</p>

<p>I'm wondering what else needs to be done to allow the Command Line Eclipse Launcher to work properly</p>