[news.eclipse.platform.rcp] Re: delta pack exports broken on linux + mac

[Andrew Niefer <aniefer@xxxxxxxxxx>]

You can only specify vms by location, the launcher in general has no way of 
identifying the vendor for a given vm before starting it.
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Equinox_Launcher#Finding_a_VM.2C_Using_JNI_Invocation_or_Executing_Java

-Andrew
Brian Chase wrote:
> I have the solution to the Linux error, it's the GNU libcj causing the 
> error and everything works fine on Sun's jvm.  Now the problem is how 
> does one address this issue on the end user's workstations in a friendly 
> manner?  The error message is not straightforward and a user may give up 
> and delete the RCP app.
>
> Is there any way in the launch settings to force using a specific JVM 
> vendor?
>
> Brian
>
>
> Brian Chase wrote:
> > Ok I understand now, the swt fragments were missing from the product 
> > configuration tab.  This solved the problem on the Mac export however 
> > the Linux export still has the same error.
> >
> > Brian
> >
> > Brian Chase wrote:
> > > Andrew,
> > >  I am not sure if those fragemts are there.  In my linux exported app 
> > > there is org.eclipse.swt_3.3.1.v3346.jar In my windows export app 
> > > there is an additional jar,  
> > > org.eclipse.swt.win32.win32.x86_3.3.2.v3347a.jar and I suppose this 
> > > would be the swt fragment?  Are these part of the delta pack and if 
> > > not how do I add them and could I be missing anything else important?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Brian
> > >
> > >
> > > "Andrew Niefer" <aniefer@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
> > > news:fj446l$md4$2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Are the org.eclipse.swt.carbon.macosx and 
> > > > org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.x86 fragments included in your product on 
> > > > those repective platforms?
> > > >
> > > > -Andrew
> > > >
> > > > Brian Chase wrote:
> > > > > Hello,
> > > > >  I am using Eclipse 3.3.1 with the delta pack 3.3.1 on a win32 
> > > > > development box.  I am having problems running both the linux and 
> > > > > mac exports of my RCP application however the win32 export works 
> > > > > just fine. Both the linux and mac application's error logs complain 
> > > > > about missing classes however the .jar files are available in the 
> > > > > plugins directory.
> > > > >
> > > > > For example on linux the error log contains numerous class not 
> > > > > found exceptions.  I have found all of these classes in the 
> > > > > plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.app_1.0.1.R33xxx.jar   For some reason 
> > > > > the RCP application is not finding this jar in the classpath?  I am 
> > > > > using the default config.ini file
> > > > >
> > > > > !MESSAGE An error occurred while automatically activating bundle 
> > > > > org.eclipse.equinox.app (21).
> > > > > !STACK 0
> > > > > org.osgi.framework.BundleException: Exception in 
> > > > > org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.Activator.start() of bundle 
> > > > > org.eclipse.equinox.app.
> > > > > ...
> > > > > Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: 
> > > > > org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.AppPersistence
> > > > >   at java.lang.Class.initializeClass(libgcj.so.70)
> > > > >   at 
> > > > > org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.Activator.start(Activator.java:51)
> > > > >   at 
> > > > > org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl$2.run(BundleContextImpl.java:999) 
> > > > >
> > > > >   at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(libgcj.so.70)
> > > > >   at 
> > > > > org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl.startActivator(BundleContextImpl.java:993) 
> > > > >
> > > > >   ...29 more
> > > > > Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: 
> > > > > org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseScheduledApplication
> > > > >   at 
> > > > > org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleLoader.findClassInternal(BundleLoader.java:434) 
> > > > >
> > > > >   at 
> > > > > org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:369) 
> > > > >
> > > > >   at 
> > > > > org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:357) 
> > > > >
> > > > >   at 
> > > > > org.eclipse.osgi.internal.baseadaptor.DefaultClassLoader.loadClass(DefaultClassLoader.java:83) 
> > > > >
> > > > >   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(libgcj.so.70)
> > > > >   at java.lang.Class.forName(libgcj.so.70)
> > > > >   at java.lang.Class.initializeClass(libgcj.so.70)
> > > > >   ...33 more
> > > > > Root exception:
> > > > > java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: 
> > > > > org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.AppPersistence
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On mac I am getting a different error but the same issue of no 
> > > > > class defined:
> > > > >
> > > > > !MESSAGE An error occurred while automatically activating bundle 
> > > > > org.eclipse.ui.workbench (40).
> > > > > !STACK 0
> > > > > org.osgi.framework.BundleException: The activator 
> > > > > org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPlugin for bundle 
> > > > > org.eclipse.ui.workbench is invalid
> > > > > ...
> > > > > Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/eclipse/swt/SWTError
> > > > >         at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredConstructors0(Native Method)
> > > > >         at 
> > > > > java.lang.Class.privateGetDeclaredConstructors(Class.java:2328)
> > > > >         at java.lang.Class.getConstructor0(Class.java:2640)
> > > > >         at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Class.java:321)
> > > > >         at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:303)
> > > > >         at 
> > > > > org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.AbstractBundle.loadBundleActivator(AbstractBundle.java:136) 
> > > > >
> > > > >         ... 64 more
> > > > > Root exception:
> > > > > java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/eclipse/swt/SWTError
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Am I missing a step in the export process to make this work?
> > > > > Thanks in advance
> > > > > Brian