How can I run Eclipse in OS X with JDK 1.8?

Question

I have downloaded the ADT bundle from Google to develop Android applications. Also I have installed Java with JDK 8u5 for MacOSX 64 bits. When I try to open Eclipse by clicking over Eclipse icon, it shows a dialog saying it's necessary to install a Java 6 version.

Is it possible to execute Eclipse (and other java applications) with Java 8? If yes, How can I do it?

(I have seen solutions for JDK 7 but not for JDK 8)

Many thanks and kind regards

Answer 1

The current ADT is built on Eclipse Keplar base. Eclipse (Keplar), currently, does have built in support for using Java 8 .. but it can be added (here are directions from Eclipse). There are builds of the next Eclipse (Luna) release stream that should have Java 8 "builtin" this week. However, I have not seen any plans to build ADT on top of a pre-release Eclipse (Luna) version. The Android team has typically waited beyond release.