Description Arne Deutsch 2010-07-23 11:07:00 EDT

Build Identifier: 20090621-0832

If you try to start eclipse on a path with a sharp (e.g. "C:\my#\eclipse\" ) eclipse does not start but crashes with exit code 13.


Problem seems to be in:

org.eclipse.equinox.launcher/src/org/eclipse/equinox/launcher/Main.java
private URL getInstallLocation()


Problematic line:

path = new File(path).toURL().getFile();


At this point the path is truncated.


A simple program to reproduce the problem outside of eclipse:

import java.io.*;

public class Main {
	public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
		System.out.println(new File("C:/test#/testthis").toURL().getFile());
	}
}

Output is: "/C:/test"

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install eclipse on a path with a sharp (e.g. "C:\my#\eclipse" ) on windows XP
2. Start eclipse by double clicking "eclipse.exe"
3. Watch the crash screen.