3.7RC2 installer fails on Mandrake 9.2 [Closed]

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January 18, 2004 at 9:27 am #202045 Reply

fkorling
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– System Setup ——————————-
Operating System and version: Linux Mandrake 9.2
Eclipse version: 3.0M6
Eclipse build id: 200312182000
MyEclipse version: 3.7RC2
Eclipse JDK version: 1.4.1_05
Application Server JDK version:

– Message Body ——————————-

The installer crashes with a NullPointerException when I try to install MyEclipse 3.7RC2 on Mandrake 9.2. Setting LAX_DEBUG=1 gives:

Preparing to install…
Checking for POSIX df.
Found POSIX df.
/bin/ls: downloads/downloads/EnterpriseWorkbenchInstaller_030700RC2.bin: No such file or directory
True location of the self extractor: downloads/downloads/EnterpriseWorkbenchInstaller_030700RC2.bin
Creating installer data directory: /tmp/install.dir.17309
Creating installer data directory: /tmp/install.dir.17309/InstallerData
Gathering free-space information…
Space needed to complete the self-extraction: 37598 blocks
tail: `-1′ option is obsolete; use `-n 1′
Try `tail –help’ for more information.
Available space: blocks
Available blocks: Needed blocks: 37598 (block = 512 bytes)
downloads/EnterpriseWorkbenchInstaller_030700RC2.bin: line 327: [: `)’ expected, found -z
WARNING! The amount of /tmp disk space required and/or available
could not be determined. The installation will be attempted anyway.
This installation does not contain a VM.
Extracting the installation resources from the installer archive…
Extracting install.zip from downloads/EnterpriseWorkbenchInstaller_030700RC2.bin to /tmp/install.dir.17309/InstallerData/installer.zip …
Extracting done, exit code = 0
Configuring the installer for this system’s environment…

[7m========= Analyzing UNIX Environment =================================[0m
Setting UNIX (linux) flavor specifics.
Importing UNIX environment into LAX properties.
Checking for POSIX awk.

[7m========= Analyzing LAX ==============================================[0m
LAX found………………………. OK.
LAX properties read……………… OK.

[7m========= Finding VM =================================================[0m
[1mValid VM types…………………….. J2[0m
[1mExpanded Valid VM types…………….. JRE_J2 JDK_J2[0m
[1mWARNING! No valid lax.nl.current.vm available.[0m
[1mSearching for VMs in PATH:[0m
Looking in:……………………….. /bin
Looking in:……………………….. /local/home/filip/bin
Looking in:……………………….. /local/home/filip/java/j2sdk1.4.1_05/bin
Found VM:……………………….. /local/home/filip/java/j2sdk1.4.1_05/bin/java
Looking in:……………………….. /sbin
Looking in:……………………….. /usr/bin
Looking in:……………………….. /usr/games
Looking in:……………………….. /usr/local/bin
Looking in:……………………….. /usr/sbin
Looking in:……………………….. /usr/X11R6/bin
Looking in:……………………….. /usr/xpg4/bin
[1m* Using VM:……………………….. /local/home/filip/java/j2sdk1.4.1_05/bin/java[0m
Current VM is NOT a HotSpot VM

[7m========= Virtual Machine Options ====================================[0m
LAX properties incorporated…………. OK.
classpath…………………………. “/tmp/install.dir.17309/InstallerData:/tmp/install.dir.17309/InstallerData/installer.zip”
main class………………………… “com.zerog.ia.installer.Main”
.lax file path…………………….. “/tmp/install.dir.17309/temp.lax”
user directory…………………….. “/tmp/install.dir.17309”
stdout to…………………………. “console”
sterr to………………………….. “console”
install directory………………….. “”
JIT………………………………. none
option (verify)……………………. off
option (verbosity)…………………. none
option (garbage collection extent)…… none
option (garbage collection thread)…… none
option (native stack max size)………. none
option (java stack max size)………… none
option (java heap max size)…………. 50331648
option (java heap initial size)……… 16777216
option (lax.nl.java.option.additional).. none

[7m========= Display settings ===========================================[0m
X display…………………………. local
UI mode…………………………… gui

Launching installer…

[7m========= VM Command Line ============================================[0m
CLASSPATH=/tmp/install.dir.17309/InstallerData:/tmp/install.dir.17309/InstallerData/installer.zip
[1m”/local/home/filip/java/j2sdk1.4.1_05/bin/java” -Djava.compiler=NONE -Xmx50331648 -Xms16777216 com.zerog.lax.LAX “/tmp/install.dir.17309/temp.lax” “/tmp/env.properties.17309” [0m

[7m========= Executing JAVA =============================================[0m
LAX Version = 5.5
FileEncoding::initialize()- platform default encoding: ISO-8859-1
FileEncoding::initialize()- using encoding: ISO-8859-1
seaFilename = EnterpriseWorkbenchInstaller_030700RC2
Default properties location = downloads/downloads/
UI Mode set to Default – SWING.
__________________________________________________________________________

java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.zerog.ia.installer.Main.h(DashoA8113)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.Main.b(DashoA8113)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.Main.a(DashoA8113)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.Main.main(DashoA8113)
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 com.zerog.lax.LAX.launch(DashoA8113)
at com.zerog.lax.LAX.main(DashoA8113)
Invocation of this Java Application has caused an InvocationTargetException. This application will now exit. (LAX)

Stack Trace:
java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.zerog.ia.installer.Main.h(DashoA8113)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.Main.b(DashoA8113)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.Main.a(DashoA8113)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.Main.main(DashoA8113)
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 com.zerog.lax.LAX.launch(DashoA8113)
at com.zerog.lax.LAX.main(DashoA8113)
[7m========= JAVA Finished ==============================================[0m

Removing tmp install dir: “/tmp/install.dir.17309”

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January 18, 2004 at 9:58 am #202046 Reply

Riyad Kalla
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Have you tried upgrading to the 1.4.2_03 JDK release? Would you be willing to try that and see if this is a JDK issue.

January 18, 2004 at 12:53 pm #202051 Reply

fkorling
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Tried the 1.4.2_03 but got the exact same result:

Preparing to install…
Checking for POSIX df.
Found POSIX df.
/bin/ls: downloads/downloads/EnterpriseWorkbenchInstaller_030700RC2.bin: No such file or directory
True location of the self extractor: downloads/downloads/EnterpriseWorkbenchInstaller_030700RC2.bin
Creating installer data directory: /tmp/install.dir.3361
Creating installer data directory: /tmp/install.dir.3361/InstallerData
Gathering free-space information…
Space needed to complete the self-extraction: 37598 blocks
tail: `-1′ option is obsolete; use `-n 1′
Try `tail –help’ for more information.
Available space: blocks
Available blocks: Needed blocks: 37598 (block = 512 bytes)
downloads/EnterpriseWorkbenchInstaller_030700RC2.bin: line 327: [: `)’ expected, found -z
WARNING! The amount of /tmp disk space required and/or available
could not be determined. The installation will be attempted anyway.
This installation does not contain a VM.
Extracting the installation resources from the installer archive…
Extracting install.zip from downloads/EnterpriseWorkbenchInstaller_030700RC2.bin to /tmp/install.dir.3361/InstallerData/installer.zip …
Extracting done, exit code = 0
Configuring the installer for this system’s environment…

[7m========= Analyzing UNIX Environment =================================[0m
Setting UNIX (linux) flavor specifics.
Importing UNIX environment into LAX properties.
Checking for POSIX awk.

[7m========= Analyzing LAX ==============================================[0m
LAX found………………………. OK.
LAX properties read……………… OK.

[7m========= Finding VM =================================================[0m
[1mValid VM types…………………….. J2[0m
[1mExpanded Valid VM types…………….. JRE_J2 JDK_J2[0m
[1mWARNING! No valid lax.nl.current.vm available.[0m
[1mSearching for VMs in PATH:[0m
Looking in:……………………….. /bin
Looking in:……………………….. /local/home/filip/bin
Looking in:……………………….. /local/home/filip/java/j2sdk1.4.2_03/bin/
Found VM:……………………….. /local/home/filip/java/j2sdk1.4.2_03/bin//java
Looking in:……………………….. /sbin
Looking in:……………………….. /usr/bin
Looking in:……………………….. /usr/games
Looking in:……………………….. /usr/local/bin
Looking in:……………………….. /usr/sbin
Looking in:……………………….. /usr/X11R6/bin
Looking in:……………………….. /usr/xpg4/bin
[1m* Using VM:……………………….. /local/home/filip/java/j2sdk1.4.2_03/bin//java[0m
Current VM is NOT a HotSpot VM

[7m========= Virtual Machine Options ====================================[0m
LAX properties incorporated…………. OK.
classpath…………………………. “/tmp/install.dir.3361/InstallerData:/tmp/install.dir.3361/InstallerData/installer.zip”
main class………………………… “com.zerog.ia.installer.Main”
.lax file path…………………….. “/tmp/install.dir.3361/temp.lax”
user directory…………………….. “/tmp/install.dir.3361”
stdout to…………………………. “console”
sterr to………………………….. “console”
install directory………………….. “”
JIT………………………………. none
option (verify)……………………. off
option (verbosity)…………………. none
option (garbage collection extent)…… none
option (garbage collection thread)…… none
option (native stack max size)………. none
option (java stack max size)………… none
option (java heap max size)…………. 50331648
option (java heap initial size)……… 16777216
option (lax.nl.java.option.additional).. none

[7m========= Display settings ===========================================[0m
X display…………………………. local
UI mode…………………………… gui

Launching installer…

[7m========= VM Command Line ============================================[0m
CLASSPATH=/tmp/install.dir.3361/InstallerData:/tmp/install.dir.3361/InstallerData/installer.zip
[1m”/local/home/filip/java/j2sdk1.4.2_03/bin//java” -Djava.compiler=NONE -Xmx50331648 -Xms16777216 com.zerog.lax.LAX “/tmp/install.dir.3361/temp.lax” “/tmp/env.properties.3361” [0m

[7m========= Executing JAVA =============================================[0m
LAX Version = 5.5
FileEncoding::initialize()- platform default encoding: ISO-8859-1
FileEncoding::initialize()- using encoding: ISO-8859-1
seaFilename = EnterpriseWorkbenchInstaller_030700RC2
Default properties location = downloads/downloads/
UI Mode set to Default – SWING.
__________________________________________________________________________

java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.zerog.ia.installer.Main.h(DashoA8113)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.Main.b(DashoA8113)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.Main.a(DashoA8113)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.Main.main(DashoA8113)
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 com.zerog.lax.LAX.launch(DashoA8113)
at com.zerog.lax.LAX.main(DashoA8113)
Invocation of this Java Application has caused an InvocationTargetException. This application will now exit. (LAX)

Stack Trace:
java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.zerog.ia.installer.Main.h(DashoA8113)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.Main.b(DashoA8113)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.Main.a(DashoA8113)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.Main.main(DashoA8113)
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 com.zerog.lax.LAX.launch(DashoA8113)
at com.zerog.lax.LAX.main(DashoA8113)
[7m========= JAVA Finished ==============================================[0m

Removing tmp install dir: “/tmp/install.dir.3361”

January 19, 2004 at 6:53 am #202070 Reply

Riyad Kalla
Member

Can you take a look at this thread:
https://www.genuitec.com/forums/topic/installing-asks-to-change-install-directory/#post-202048

which then points to this thread:
https://www.genuitec.com/forums/topic/exe-installer-2-6-3-aborts-with-jsdk-1-4-2-02-closed/&highlight=windows+installer

which both point out that there is a problem between JDK 1.4.2 and InstallAnywhere. In the second post Scott gives instructions and command line args you can try to launch the installer with another VM (preferablly 1.4.1).

January 19, 2004 at 8:33 am #202081 Reply

fkorling
Member

Sorry , but the info the threads don’t help.

For the Linux version the LAX_VM environment variable doesn’t seem to
be defined at all. I’ve tried 3 different JVMs now, 1.4.1_03, 1.4.1_05 and 1.4.2_03 with
the same result.

The 3.6.4 MyEclipse installer and Eclipse 3.0M6 runs without any problem with any of the
above JVMs in the same environment.

/Filip

January 19, 2004 at 8:48 am #202084 Reply

Riyad Kalla
Member

Filip I’m a bit confused… your statement:

The 3.6.4 MyEclipse installer and Eclipse 3.0M6 runs without any problem with any of the
above JVMs in the same environment.

makes me thing that you have the installer working now? Do you still need help, if so, is the installer still not working for you? (when you installed the other VMs, did you specify to the installer which VM to use with the ‘export LAX_VM=<path to jdk>’ environment variable?)

January 21, 2004 at 2:30 am #202203 Reply

fkorling
Member

Sorry for the confusion.

What I meant to say was that I tested the environment in which the 3.7RC2 installer fails
with some other programs, i.e Eclipse 3.0M6(without MyEclipse) and the 3.6.4 MyEclipse
installer. Both these programs work, so it indicates to me that its the 3.7RC2 installer
that has problems, not my environment.

Also, I tried to install 3.7RC2 on a Linux RedHat 9, but got the same error.

/Filip

January 21, 2004 at 8:22 am #202215 Reply

Riyad Kalla
Member

Filip ok thank you for trying the installer on another platform, it does indeed seem that there is something amiss. I’ll bring this to the attention of Scott.

January 21, 2004 at 12:40 pm #202230 Reply

Scott Anderson
Participant

This one is very interesting and appears to be a new problem. Thank you both for the diligence shown in looking through the old threads and trying different JVMs.

One thing that stands out to me is this output

/bin/ls: downloads/downloads/EnterpriseWorkbenchInstaller_030700RC2.bin: No such file or directory
True location of the self extractor: downloads/downloads/EnterpriseWorkbenchInstaller_030700RC2.bin

How are you executing the installer and from what directory? Are you logged in as a user, or as root? Can you think of a possible reason why the error regarding the file location occurs? Are you simply changing the file to an executable and running it from within the current directory, or are you doing something else.

While we don’t test on Mandrake, we certainly do test on RedHat and haven’t seen such a problem with this installer. Puzzling. With answers to the above, hopefully we’ll be able to run this down.

January 23, 2004 at 5:05 am #202333 Reply

fkorling
Member

Scott,

If I change to the directory where the installer is located, the strange message that you point out chages to the more expected:

bash-2.05b$ LAX_DEBUG=1 ./EnterpriseWorkbenchInstaller_030700RC2.bin
Preparing to install…
Checking for POSIX df.
Found POSIX df.
True location of the self extractor: /local/home/filip/downloads/EnterpriseWorkbenchInstaller_030700RC2.bin
Creating installer data directory: /tmp/install.dir.15552
— snip —

However, the installer fails in the same way as before.
Running the installer as an ordinary user or root doesn’t matter, I get the same error.

A note on the RedHat failure: I use X-server on Mandrake 9.2 installatation and login
to the RedHat machine. I will log on the console of the RedHat machine and see
if the problem could be related the Mandrake X-server.

/Filip

January 23, 2004 at 5:21 am #202335 Reply

fkorling
Member

Logging on the console on the Red Hat 9 machine made no difference. It doesn’t seem to be an X-server related problem.

/Filip

January 23, 2004 at 6:35 am #202337 Reply

fkorling
Member

Case solved — the downloaded file I had was corrupted for some reason.
It was 19057797 bytes, instead of 19054049, which it the correct size.

I downloaded a new, fresh file and now it works without problems.

Thanks for your support.

Regards,

Filip

January 23, 2004 at 8:16 am #202343 Reply

Riyad Kalla
Member

Its always the little things isn’t it?

Glad to hear it worked.

January 23, 2004 at 8:36 am #202350 Reply

Scott Anderson
Participant

I’m really glad to see this one closed. Man, that was tough!
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