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I have a simple hello world project in eclipse that I want to run with java 9. The program runs when I don't have a module-info.java file but when I add that file I get the following error:

Error occurred during initialization of boot layer
java.lang.module.FindException: Module modulefinder not found

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1. Create a new maven project
2. Change compiler and build path jre to 9
3. Auto generate module-info.java
4. Update junit dependency in junit to 4.12 if eclipse complains
5. Run the project

Is this an eclipse related issue or am I missing something when running the project?

FYI eclipse version I use is Oxygen.1a Release (4.7.1a)

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  • modulefinder is the name of the module? Commented Nov 27, 2017 at 12:49
  • @nullpointer yes it is. btw I tried do a maven install and run it from console like this .\java.exe -cp c:\pathtojar\myjar.jar package.App and that works. So I guess it is eclipse related? Commented Nov 27, 2017 at 12:56
  • @nullpointer Intellij works as well. I guess eclipse has still some issues with the relatively new java. Commented Nov 27, 2017 at 13:28

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Found the answer based on intellij output:) I had to add the location of the classes to the vm arguments in the run configurations as well as the module name/path to main. like below. See the java -help command for more info regarding -m and -p

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Made a similar answer pertaining to the default classpath vs modulepath execution by an IDE. Not sure if this could be a duplicate though.
@nullpointer Hey I read your answer and its looks very similar to what I have. So I agree that it is a duplicate. offtopic -> I think I'll use Intellij for now because it seems to have a bit better support for java 9 @ the moment
@nullpointer even though it is a duplicate I think it would be useful to not remove this post because this might help people who are having the same issue with this eclipse version. the other post is not specifically eclipse related. So until the issue is sort of fixed in eclipse maybe keep this question alive?
This looks like m2e bug 525251. Please add a comment to this bug with a link to your question or create a new bug report. If you like to share the launch configuration, short -p C:\Users\gert.kommer\eclipse-workspace91java\tes2\target\classes to -p ${workspace_loc:tes2}/target/classes.
FYI, other related enhancement request are: bug 525253 and bug 520713
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I have faced a similar kind of issue, so I have deleted the module-info.java in eclipse. It worked for me.

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Deleting the whole thing is never the best way to fix one broken part. Programmers should be encouraged to use the jms to further strenghten the encapsulation/visibility of their projects.

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