I have got it to work by removing, then including again, main/resources as suggested here:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/270197/java-in-eclipse-where-do-i-put-files-on-the-filesystem-that-i-want-to-load-usin#comment10363144_270398

/Andy

For reference- Eclipse details:

  Dynamic Languages Toolkit - Core Frameworks    3.0.0.v20101211-0331-7l--ED-z0UkgZToe6HfMg    org.eclipse.dltk.core.feature.group    Eclipse.org
  Eclipse Java EE Developer Tools    3.5.2.v201311051900-7b7KIawFSK2WQyUFC2y01XXyUmRm    org.eclipse.jst.enterprise_ui.feature.feature.group    Eclipse Web Tools Platform
  Eclipse Java Web Developer Tools    3.5.2.v201311051900-7F7GFVuC27Svmclpwjkc0enMD7nrQ9V2nvprn2h2    org.eclipse.jst.web_ui.feature.feature.group    Eclipse Web Tools Platform
  Eclipse Standard/SDK    2.0.2.20140224-0000    epp.package.standard    null
  Eclipse XML Editors and Tools    3.5.2.v201401062113-7H7IFizDxumVu0K6bjdPjXRkoz0FiUYMnSyT9PL    org.eclipse.wst.xml_ui.feature.feature.group    Eclipse Web Tools Platform
  Eclipse XSL Developer Tools    1.3.1.v201109012200-7T7YFRTFIqUoIrvbEtBlSIJXGZNg    org.eclipse.wst.xsl.feature.feature.group    Eclipse Web Tools Platform
  FileSync    1.3.8.201104160944    FileSync.feature.group    Andrey Loskutov
  JavaHL 1.7.9 Win64 Binaries (Optional)    3.0.2.I20130808-1700    org.polarion.eclipse.team.svn.connector.javahl17.win64.feature.group    Polarion Software
  JavaScript Development Tools    1.5.2.v201401171657-7H7FFhXFC7sReuSlgtfhew    org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.feature.feature.group    Eclipse Web Tools Platform
  Native JavaHL 1.7 Implementation (Optional)    3.0.5.I20140122-1700    org.polarion.eclipse.team.svn.connector.javahl17.feature.group    Polarion Software
  Subversive SVN Connectors    3.0.5.I20140122-1700    org.polarion.eclipse.team.svn.connector.feature.group    Polarion Software
  Subversive SVN Team Provider    1.1.3.I20140206-1700    org.eclipse.team.svn.feature.group    Eclipse.org
  XQuery Development Tools Feature    1.0.0.201108251748    org.eclipse.wst.xquery.feature.feature.group    Eclipse Web Tools Platform


On 8 August 2014 11:53, Andy Bunce <bunce.andy@gmail.com> wrote:
It is Kepler in both cases, but with different "toppings".
The working one has:

  Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers 2.0.2.20140224-0000 epp.package.jee null
    Eclipse Platform 4.3.2.M20140221-1700 org.eclipse.platform.ide null
    Java EE IDE Feature 2.0.2.20140224-0000 org.eclipse.epp.package.jee.feature.feature.group Eclipse Packaging Project
  Markdown Editor 1.1.0.201402240523 markdown.editor.feature.feature.group Winterwell
  PexToolsFeature 1.0.0.3 PexTools_SubMenuFeature.feature.group Abhinandan

I will check the win8.1 machine later.


On 8 August 2014 11:41, Christian Grün <christian.gruen@gmail.com> wrote:
Hm, I haven't sumbled upon this by myself so far, but now we know it's
not necessarily a Mac issue. Which versions of Eclipse are you using?

Christian

PS: I've been using Java 6/7 with Win XP, and Java 6-8 with Win 8/8.1.


On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 11:30 AM, Andy Bunce <bunce.andy@gmail.com> wrote:
> Ok I have tried it on a win7 machine that has a Java6 (as well as Java7) and
> it works.
>
> The machine with the problem is win8.1 and has only Java7 (and Java8)
> Should it be possible to get it to work without a Java6 install, by setting
> the compiler compliance?
>
>
>
> On 8 August 2014 07:47, Jens Erat <jens.erat@uni-konstanz.de> wrote:
>>
>> @Christian: Remember I'm having similar problems? Under some conditions,
>> the resource path seems to be wrongly set.
>>
>> @Andy: What operating system, Java version etc. are you using? Anyway: I'd
>> not import the zip, but use git to fetch the code. A page in the
>> documentation describes the steps needed [1].
>>
>> Jens
>>
>> [1]: http://docs.basex.org/wiki/Developing_with_Eclipse
>>
>> --
>> Jens Erat
>>
>>  [phone]: tel:+49-151-56961126
>>   [mail]: mailto:email@jenserat.de
>> [jabber]: xmpp:jabber@jenserat.de
>>    [web]: http://www.jenserat.de
>>
>>      PGP: 350E D9B6 9ADC 2DED F5F2  8549 CBC2 613C D745 722B
>>
>>
>>
>> Am 08.08.2014 um 00:11 schrieb Andy Bunce <bunce.andy@gmail.com>:
>>
>> > Hi,
>> > I am having problems running the source. I have download the zip from
>> > github, and added as a java project in eclipse.
>> > When I run I get...
>> >
>> > /lang/English.lang not found.
>> > English.lang: 'srv_started_port_%' is missing
>> > English.lang: 'srv_stopped_port_%' is missing
>> > English.lang: 'srv_running' is missing
>> >
>> > What am I doing wrong?
>> > /Andy
>>
>