STS : Failure to create Java Virtual Machine

Question

I am unable to start my STS (Spring Tool Suite) on my new macOS - High Sierra Version - 10.13.6

The following are the contents of my STS.ini file -startup ../Eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.4.0.v20161219-1356.jar --launcher.library ../Eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.cocoa.macosx.x86_64_1.1.551.v20171108-1834 -product org.springsource.sts.ide --launcher.defaultAction openFile -vmargs -Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.8 --add-modules=ALL-SYSTEM -Xms384m -Dosgi.module.lock.timeout=10 -XstartOnFirstThread -Dorg.eclipse.swt.internal.carbon.smallFonts -Xdock:icon=../Resources/sts.icns -Xmx1200m -XX:+UseCompressedOops

Java version - openjdk version "1.8.0_144"
STS version - 3.9.6
Mac Version - 10.13.6

Tried adding -vm option with value /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.8.144_1_openJDK_macosx.jdk/Contents/Home and changing Xmx/Xms to different values in my STS.ini but nothing worked. Any suggestions?

What happens instead? Are all of those VM arguments correct for the JVM you have? — nitind, Nov 02 '18 at 03:41
when I start STS , it says **"Failed to create Java Virtual Machine"** — saranya elumalai, Nov 02 '18 at 11:24
what happens if you point the entry in the ini file for the -vm option to the java executable (including it) instead of the root folder of the JDK? — Martin Lippert, Nov 05 '18 at 11:05
another option would be to try this with an Oracle JDK 1.8 for Mac, just to see if this makes a difference. — Martin Lippert, Nov 05 '18 at 11:05

Kavitha Karunakaran · Answer 1 · 2020-12-22T02:56:19.510

Faced a similar issue when I upgraded Java from Java 8 to openjdk 14. I resolved it by doing the following:

Open /Applications/SpringToolSuite4.app/Contents/Eclipse/SpringToolSuite4.ini

Add the following lines to the start of the file and save it:

-vm
/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk-14.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java

Now, you need to point the softlink of libjli.dylib inside /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk-14.jdk/Contents/MacOS/ to the right location. To do that, do the following:

cd /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk-14.jdk/Contents/MacOS/
sudo rm libjli.dylib 
sudo ln -s /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk-14.jdk/Contents/Home/lib/libjli.dylib libjli.dylib

Now, try opening SpringToolSuite4 and it should work seamlessly. If you are using another version of jdk, make sure that the path is chosen correctly in the ini file as well as the softlink creation part. Note: You do not need to play around with vmargs to adjust the -Xms and -Xmx args to resolve this.

score 6 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 08 '20 at 14:02

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open file /Applications/SpringToolSuite4.app/Contents/Eclipse/SpringToolSuite4.ini

add

--launcher.appendVmargs
-vm
/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-11.0.2.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java

edited Mar 08 '20 at 14:02

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answered Mar 08 '20 at 08:27

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Make sure its in the start of the ini file. Works well. – Arunchunaivendan Oct 05 '21 at 06:17

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