How to set the java.library.path from Eclipse

Don't mess with the library path! Eclipse builds it itself!

Instead, go into the library settings for your projects and, for each jar/etc that requires a native library, expand it in the Libraries tab. In the tree view there, each library has items for source/javadoc and native library locations.

Specifically: select Project, right click -> Properties / Java Build Path / Libraries tab, select a .jar, expand it, select Native library location, click Edit, folder chooser dialog will appear)

Messing with the library path on the command line should be your last ditch effort, because you might break something that is already properly set by eclipse.

If you are adding it as a VM argument, make sure you prefix it with -D:

-Djava.library.path=blahblahblah...

Except the way described in the approved answer, there's another way if you have single native libs in your project.

• in Project properties->Java Build Path->Tab "Source" there's a list of your source-folders
• For each entry, there's "Native library locations", which also supports paths within the workspace.
• This will make Eclipse add it to your java.library.path.