Re: [platform-dev] Is there something that can be done?

["Darin Swanson" <darins@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Ollie

I believe bug https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=40947 is
relevant to the problems you are experiencing.You should likely add your comments there.

Thanks
Darins

> I have had to reinstall eclipse several times.  It is necessary AFAIK
> to  repair Eclipse after I make the mistake of starting a second copy
> of  Eclipse in the same directory.   It won't restore from saved
> configurations because the "platform" and "primary feature" cannot be
> found.  Depending on what I am doing and how quickly I discover the
> error and whether or not I can figure out which copy of Eclipse should
> be closed first...i.e. it apparently updates some files on closure, but
>  also apparently if you close the wrong copy first, some files get
> corrupted.
>
> The bad bahavior afterwards has been different each time.  Sometimes I
> lose wizards like the Import wisards, and sometimes perspectives don't
> work any more, and sometimes it simply won't start.
>
> I am on Linux Red Hat 9, I start Eclipse with a .sh script, so I can
> put  it in my gnome toolbar.
>
> I thought about adding some logic to the .sh script that does a ps -ef
> and grep eclipse in that and if it sees it, abort.
>
> So here are my questions to this August group.
>
> #1 Is there a better way to start Eclipse from the toolbar without
> risking two copies?
>
> #2 Can someone look at the saved configurations and ensure you can
> restore them, i.e. include the platform and primary feature in the
> saved  configuration so it CAN be restored.
>
> #3 If someone has a similar .sh script to what I suggested, would you
> include it in your reply.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ollie
>
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