[news.eclipse.platform] Re: "Invalid Menu Extension (Path is invalid)" a

[BennyFlint <bennyflint@xxxxxxxxx>]

I had this problem and discovered that it had to do with extending EditorPart in my RCP.  What I found out is that the org.eclipse.ui.editors plugin that I was including in my application defines an action (id: 'org.eclipse.ui.edit.text.gotoLastEditPosition'; label: '%goToLastEditPosition.label') under an actionSet extension (id: 'org.eclipse.ui.edit.text.actionSet.navigation'; label:  '%textEditorNavigationActionSet.label'). The menuBarPath for the action is "navigate/", meaning that the action expects a Navigate menu in your RCP.  This seems silly to me, but that's the way it is.

So, one way to get rid of the error is to create a "Navigate" menu in your RCP.  I'm sure there is a far better way to fix the problem, but I'm a relative noob and haven't taken the time to figure it out yet.  I hope someone with a little more expertise can use this information to offer a better solution.
-Ben