[news.eclipse.newcomer] Re: Ganymede I20080617-2000 won't start after do

[Nick Boldt <codeslave@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> Isn't there anyone here who can actually look at my log file (previously 
> posted...twice) and tell me why Eclipse can't find the class def for 
> javax.crypto.BadPaddingException?  Is it in a JAR distributed with 
> Eclipse, or is it part of Java (from Sun)?

Sorry for asking the obvious questions re: things you already tried, but 
not everyone RTFM's the wiki or faqs before posting here. I'm glad to 
hear you do.

As to javax.crypto.BadPaddingException, it's part of the JDK from Sun.

http://www.google.ca/search?q=javax.crypto.BadPaddingException

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http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/javax/crypto/BadPaddingException.html
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/javax/crypto/BadPaddingException.html
http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/javax/crypto/BadPaddingException.html

Why can't Eclipse find it? Not sure. What did you do right before the 
exception? Was this a brand-new Eclipse, with a brand-new workspace? Or 
were you trying to load an existing workspace?

Have you tried any of these commandline flags to get more debug info?

http://wiki.eclipse.org/IRC_FAQ#How_do_I_debug_Eclipse.3F_How_can_I_see_what_plugins_are_being_started.3F_How_do_I_start_the_OSGi_console.3F

Have you tried using a 5.0 JDK instead of 6.0 JRE? (I've never seen the 
http://www.java.com/en/download/help/testvm.xml page before, but I 
suspect it's only testing the JRE plugin for your browser, not 
necessarily your classpath settings. Does starting Eclipse with an 
explicit -vm c:\path\to\jre\bin\java.exe (or javaw.exe) help?)

Nick