Eclipse JRE error

[235u at comcast.net (eric)]

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Hi again.  Thanks for the previous help with installing Apache /
Subverson.  I have that on my machine now and I'm just reading through
the manuals.  (I break so many things I should try to find a job in QA)
Anyway, a fellow mentioned Eclipse so I downloaded it last night.  My
latest problem is when I try to run it I get an error saying it can't
find my JRE, even when I tell Eclipse where it is.  I searched around
and didn't find any answer other than using -vm at the console.  When I
don't use -vm I get a similar error.  My other java apps work fine
(Azureus, JEdit) because I modified .bashrc as we discussed previously.
Here's what I get:

[eric at playPen110 eric]$ java -version
java version "1.4.1"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.1)
Classic VM (build 1.4.1, J2RE 1.4.1 IBM build cxia321411-20040301 (JIT
enabled: jitc))

[eric at playPen110 eric]$ /opt/eclipse/eclipse -vm /opt/IBMJava2-141/jre/java

<error window pops up>
A Java Runtime Environment (JRE) or Java Development Kit (JDK)
must be available in order to run Eclipse. No Java virtual machine
was found after searching the following locations:
/opt/IBMJava2-141/jre/java

Now that's where my JRE is.  Why the error?  Also, is this a good IDE
for a new programmer or are there alternatives that should be
considered? Thanks for any tips.


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