[News.eclipse.test-and-performance] Re: "IllegalArgumentException:Argume

["Chris Laffra" <Chris_Laffra@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Try passing in -data <workspace-location> and see if that helps
(do this before the -vmArgs arg)

Chris

"Carolyn MacLeod" <Carolyn_MacLeod@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:cfijfl$i8f$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I use -vmargs -Xmx400m
> I think you need the 'x'.
> If that's not it, then maybe this link might help:
>
http://www.eclipse.org/documentation/html/plugins/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user/doc/tasks/running_eclipse.htm
>
> Good luck,
> Carolyn
>
> "Vic Hanson" <fayth@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:cfhr8e$apt$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > You know... I run into a similar problem on Windows XP if I pass the
> > -vmargs -Xm512M also. Drop that out of your statement to start. I've
> > never gotten eclipse to run when I pass that from the commandline.
> >
> > Vic Hanson
> >
> >
> > cj wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > sorry for the post to several groups, but we are hitting the wall
trying
> to
> > > figure out why this exception is being thrown and thus preventing
> Eclipse
> > > 3.0 from starting up. Can anyone help?
> > >
> > > We are trying to run Eclipse 3.0 on Solaris while connecting to it
from
> > > Windows XP pro using Reflection.
> > > We are calling it with:
> > >
> > > <eclipse_dir>$ ./eclipse -vm <java_1.4.2_dir>/bin/java -vmargs -Xm512M
> > >
> > > The splash screen comes up, then there is a dialog box indicating that
> there
> > > was an error and that the details have been saved into a log file in
the
> > > ./configuration directory. Here is the contents of such file:
> > >
> > > !SESSION Aug 12, 2004
> > > 18:10:16.784 ---------------------------------------------
> > > eclipse.buildId=I200406251208
> > > java.version=1.4.2_05
> > > java.vendor=Sun Microsystems Inc.
> > > BootLoader constants: OS=solaris, ARCH=sparc, WS=motif, NL=en
> > >
> > > !ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi Aug 12, 2004 18:10:16.787
> > > !MESSAGE Application error
> > > !STACK 1
> > > java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Argument cannot be null
> > >         at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:2677)
> > >         at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:2616)
> > >         at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:2587)
> > >         at org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Font.<init>(Font.java:106)
> > >         at
> > >
>
org.eclipse.jface.resource.FontRegistry.calculateDefaultFont(FontRegistry.ja
> va:412)
> > >         at
> > >
>
org.eclipse.jface.resource.FontRegistry.defaultFontRecord(FontRegistry.java:
> 430)
> > >         at
> > >
>
org.eclipse.jface.resource.FontRegistry.getFontRecord(FontRegistry.java:519)
> > >         at
> > > org.eclipse.jface.resource.FontRegistry.get(FontRegistry.java:472)
> > >         at
> > >
>
org.eclipse.jface.resource.JFaceResources.getDialogFont(JFaceResources.java:
> 182)
> > >         at
> > >
org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.Dialog.initializeDialogUnits(Dialog.java:778)
> > >         at
> > >
>
org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.TitleAreaDialog.createContents(TitleAreaDialog.jav
> a:93)
> > >         at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.create(Window.java:348)
> > >         at org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.Dialog.create(Dialog.java:925)
> > >         at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.open(Window.java:637)
> > >         at
> > >
>
org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.ChooseWorkspaceDialog.prompt(ChooseWorkspaceDial
> og.java:65)
> > >         at
> > >
>
org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.IDEApplication.promptForWorkspace(IDEApplication
> .java:314)
> > >         at
> > >
>
org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.IDEApplication.checkInstanceLocation(IDEApplicat
> ion.java:219)
> > >         at
> > > org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.IDEApplication.run(IDEApplication.java:83)
> > >         at
> > >
>
org.eclipse.core.internal.runtime.PlatformActivator$1.run(PlatformActivator.
> java:335)
> > >         at
> > >
>
org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:273)
> > >         at
> > >
>
org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:129)
> > >         at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
> > >         at
> > >
>
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39
> )
> > >         at
> > >
>
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl
> .java:25)
> > >         at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
> > >         at org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:183)
> > >         at org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:644)
> > >         at org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:628)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>