[news.eclipse.newcomer] Re: leaving .lock files upon exit

[Eric Rizzo <eclipse6@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

kevin t wrote:
> eric,  see below (a little bit tedious) ..
[...]
> + about 30 other processes started by eclipse..

Sorry, I don't have time to try to decipher all that ps output ;-)
I can say that an Eclipse instance will not start 30 processes. It will 
launch the JVM (process is called "java" on Linux AFAIK); I have seen on 
Linux a single JVM actually look like many java processes to ps and top, 
so maybe that is what you're seeing (?)
Another possibility, which would explain your locked workspace problem, 
is that Eclipse is not exiting properly when you close it. If the 
Eclipse processes hang around even after you've exited, then of course 
the .lock file is not freed.
Try this, exit all Eclipse instances and then look to see if there are 
still and eclipse or java processes running. If there are, kill them. 
Then re-start Eclipse and exit it again. At that point, there should be 
no eclipse or java processes. If there are, you've narrowed it down to 
some problem with Eclipse exiting (which sounds like the bug you found 
below).

> i have searched the bugs and found one just like my problem.  i tried to 
> sign up on the bug page, but it hasn't sent me a confirmation email 
> after 4 hours.  checked my spam folder, not there.  i wanted to vote for 
> this bug.  could you?
>
> it is bug 197428

I'm pretty sure the sign-up process is automated, so it should have sent 
you the message immediately. Is it possible you had a typo when entering 
your email address? Are you behind a corporate email service or some 
other service that might be blocking messages even before they get to 
your account? You can also try contacting webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxx and 
explain the problem to see if they can find your missing confirmation 
message.
Once you get signed up, please add your experiences to the bug as a comment.

Hope this helps,
	Eric