rohit wrote:

Hi,

I amusing eclipse2.1.3 java 1.4.2 and redhat9.0.

However my eclipse does not properly detect java .i cannot see java perspective and no java in windows>preferences.

Hi rohit,

I'm sorry, this is not the solution to your problem, but i'd suggest that you try "NetBeans IDE" www.netbeans.org

Its better in the sense that its a true IDE like glade. Its setup program has autodetection routines for detecting java runtimes.

anurag