Unbound classpath container in Eclipse

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Jessica picture Jessica · Jan 18, 2010 · Viewed 249.5k times · Source

I have checked out a project using Subversive for Eclipse and I am getting the following errors:

  • The project cannot be built until build path errors are resolved
  • Unbound classpath container: 'JRE System Library[jdk1.5.0_08]'

I'm assuming the first error will be resolved as soon as the second one is. I think I need to install JDK 1.5.0_08 and set it as a jre system library for the project but I can't find anywhere to download it - the closest I can get is JDK 1.5.0_22.

If anyone could provide an alternative solution (or a download link for jdk1.5.0_08 I suppose) I would appreciate it.

Answer

Han picture Han · May 11, 2011

I had a similar problem when I recreated my workspace that was fixed in the following way:

Go to Eclipse -> Preferences, under Java select "Installed JREs" and check one of the boxes to specify a default JRE. Click OK and then go back to your project's properties. Go to the "Java Build Path" section and choose the "Libraries" tab. Remove the unbound System Default library, then click the "Add Library" button. Select "JRE System Library" and you should be good to go!

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