Bug 88966 – eclipse-sdk-3.1_pre4 builds but doesn't work

• Product: Gentoo Linux
• Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

[Description Hubert Behaghel 2005-04-13 08:05:33 UTC]

I've updated my 3.1_pre1 with 3.1_pre4. No problem while emerging, but when I execute 'eclipse-3.1', I never reach the 'choose your workspace location' window, instead I get an error window : "An error has occured. See the log file ~/.eclipse/org.eclipse.platform_3.1.0/configuration/1113403819814.log".

This log says :
eclipse.buildId=Gentoo Linux eclipse-sdk-3.1_pre4
java.version=1.4.2_07
java.vendor=Sun Microsystems Inc.
BootLoader constants: OS=linux, ARCH=x86, WS=gtk, NL=fr_FR
Framework arguments:  -Xmx 512M
Command-line arguments:  -os linux -ws gtk -arch x86 -Xmx 512M

!ENTRY org.eclipse.core.runtime 4 2 2005-04-13 16:50:20.507
!MESSAGE Plug-in "org.eclipse.ui.ide" was unable to instantiate class "org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.IDEWorkbenchPlugin".
!STACK 0
java.lang.NoSuchMethodException: org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.IDEWorkbenchPlugin.<init>(org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPluginDescriptor)

When I emerge the 3.1_pre6 version, it works fine.

Only thing I've done over the emerge configuration pass : 'chgrp dev' on the plugins and features dirs in /usr/lib/eclipse-3.1.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. emerge =eclipse-sdk-3.1_pre4
2. launch it
3.

Actual Results:  
A window error which points me to a log which says 
java.lang.NoSuchMethodException:
org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.IDEWorkbenchPlugin.<init>(org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPluginDescriptor)

Expected Results:  
launching eclipse normally with a window asking for the path to the workspace.

[Comment 1 Karl Trygve Kalleberg (RETIRED) 2005-07-13 07:14:49 UTC]

I suggest you try 3.1 final. If that doesn't work for you, please open a fresh
bug about it.