I'm running a fresh install of MyEclipse 6.5. I have several workspaces that I use and want to start Eclipse with a specific workspace. Normally one would use the -data option on the eclipse command line, but the version of eclipse installed into my Pulse/Software/MyEclipse 6.5 directory doesn't seem to recognize the -data option, in fact, it causes eclipse to immediately crash with:

JVM terminated. Exit code=1
/usr/local/java/jre/bin/java
-Xms256M
-Xmx768M
-XX:PermSize=128M
-XX:MaxPermSize=256M
-data /data/work/rb
-jar /data/usr/Pulse/Software/MyEclipse 6.5/../../Common/plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.0.1.R33x_v20080118.jar
-os linux
-ws gtk
-arch x86
-showsplash
-launcher /data/usr/Pulse/Software/MyEclipse 6.5/eclipse
-name Eclipse
--launcher.library /data/usr/Pulse/Software/MyEclipse 6.5/../../Common/plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.gtk.linux.x86_1.0.3.R33x_v20080118/eclipse_1023.so
-startup /data/usr/Pulse/Software/MyEclipse 6.5/../../Common/plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.0.1.R33x_v20080118.jar
-exitdata 1302803e
-configuration ../../../../configuration
-clean
-configuration /data/usr/Pulse/Software/MyEclipse 6.5/configuration
-vm /usr/local/java/jre/bin/java
-vmargs
-Xms256M
-Xmx768M
-XX:PermSize=128M
-XX:MaxPermSize=256M
-data /data/work/rb
-jar /data/usr/Pulse/Software/MyEclipse 6.5/../../Common/plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.0.1.R33x_v20080118.jar

How do you do this with MyEclipse?

You will have to go to Windows > Prefs > General > Startup and Shutdown and check "prompt for workspace at startup" and restart MyEclipse. Now you will have to select the workspace at startup.

Hm - not exactly optimal, but I guess that will work.

So - why was the -data option removed when the standard eclipse binary supports it?

Guess I could go back to the old way of installing MyEclipse rather than using the "all-inclusive" version.

mallarj,
Ill check if there is another workaround available for you and get back to you.