[ARS-USAD]

Hi, I am new to MyEclipse and I have a recurring problem
that I just can’t seem to solve. When I start Eclipse and
attempt to open my project workspace, eclipse exits when the
workspace is done building (as soon as I open the workspace
or just a few seconds after). The message that it gives me
is as follows:

JVM terminated. Exit code = -1
C:\jdk1.5.0_02\bin\javaw.exe
-Xmx512M
-Dosgi.splashLocation=C:\Program Files\MyEclipse\MyEclipseSplash.bmp
-cp C:\eclipse\startup.jar org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main
-os win32
-ws win32
-arch x86
-showsplash C:\eclipse\eclipse.exe -showsplash 600
-exitdata C:\eclipse\eclipse.exe -exitdata 408_4c
-vm C:\jdk1.5.0_02\bin\javaw.exe
-vmargs
-Xmx512m
-Dosgi.splashLocation = C:\Program Files\MyEclipse\MyEclipseSplash.bmp
-cp C:\eclipse\startup.jar org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main

Also, the log file reads as follows:

!ENTRY org.eclipse.core.filebuffers 4 0 Jul 25, 2005 10:10:05.134
!MESSAGE The content type with id “com.objfac.xmlbuddy.xmlfile” specified in the extension point does not exist.
!SESSION Jul 25, 2005 10:11:22.37 ———————————————-
eclipse.buildId=unknown
java.version=1.5.0_02
java.vendor=Sun Microsystems Inc.
BootLoader constants: OS=win32, ARCH=x86, WS=win32, NL=en_US

I’ve tried all
types of things to correct this problem including installing
the latest version of MyEclipse and installing previous
versions of java (j2sdk1.4.2_03 and j2sdk1.4.2_05).
Currently though, I have decided to use jdk1.5.0_02. The
JVM settings under preferences seem to be fine. I’ve also
tried changing my workspace to a different location. That
seemed to fix the problem for a while but after a week or so
eclipse is back to terminating itself again and leaving the
same message that I have attached to this email. I think
the problem to some degree has to do with my workspace
because I have another workspace at the present time that
does not terminate when I attempt to open it (though it has
terminated in the past as well). Could you please explain
this problem to me and tell me how to fix it? My operating
system is Windows XP. If you need any more information let
me know. Thanks.

-MJ

[Riyad Kalla]

MJ,
Try adding -clean to youir command line arguments in your MyEclipse shortcut and restart it, did it startup ok? Also I’m hesitant to start blaming ME as this sounds like things are generally hosed. If this doesn’t work we will try a clean install of everything.

[ARS-USAD]

No, that didn’t work. I also tried this:

“When you installed the previous versions of Java, did you actually have Eclipse run with them by specifying:
eclipse.exe -vm <path-to-jdk>\bin\javaw.exe? It could easily be a problem with the early 1.5 build you’re using. Also, you should try setting your default JRE in Eclipse to one of hte previous ones at Window > Preferences > Java > Installed JREs.”

That worked but that might be just a temporary fix because I have tried that before and the error re-emerged maybe a week or so later. Have any other suggestions in case I encounter this problem again?

[Riyad Kalla]

MJ,
This issue deifnately sounds like a corrupt workspace, but I can’t imagine that Eclipse is corrupting itself this often without there being a bigger issue at play here. What other plugins do you have installed besides MyEclipse? I noticed XML Buddy in your log above, any others? Is your workspace on the local drive or a network drive? Do you have a virus scanner running? Do you have any disc utils running? Have you tried running a burn in app to make sure there isn’t any issue with your system (like prime95 or memtest86)?

[ARS-USAD]

I’ve tried moving the workspaces which also stops the problem temporarily so there is most likely some form of corruption going on. I am not sure as to what plugins are installed. I was put into this position to continue someone else’s previous work. When I go to preferences (if it is any help determining this), I see options for Ant, Lomboz, Web Publishing, and as you mentioned XML Buddy. I am also working with Apache Tomcat 5.0.25 as my local server. All the files are saved on the c: drive of my windows XP machine. There is a virus scanner that runs in the background – Symantec Antivirus. I don’t think any disk utils are running. I originally had only Java 1.5 on my system but I uninstalled it and installed Java 1.4.2_03 which I know has been tested with eclipse. I later installed Java 1.4.2_08 when I encountered more problems with eclipse to see if that would help but it did not. Finally, I figured that since Java 1.5 didn’t seem to be the problem I might as well re-install it. Now I have three Java versions installed on my machine but Java 1.5 is being used everywhere. The other versions are not referenced in any environmental variables or known settings in MyEclipse or eclipse. By the way, what is a burn in app? Hope that helps.

-MJ

[Riyad Kalla]

MJ,
I would suggest at this stage a fresh Eclispe install and MyEclipse install. Let’s rule out an installation issue right away and save ourselves some heart ache. You can download the most recent release of Eclipse here: http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops/R-3.1-200506271435/index.php

Be sure to use a new workspace as well and import your old projects into it. Let’s start everything fresh and see what happens. (don’t forget to reinstall MyEclipse)

[ARS-USAD]

This might sound stupid but does the latest version of eclipse support the latest version of MyEclipse?

-MJ

[Scott Anderson]

MJ,

Yes, it does but you must be sure you’re actually using the latest version of Eclipse based on the build id located at About > Eclipse SDK. What is the build ID listed? Now look at Window > Preferences > MyEclipse; what is the version and build ID reported there?

[Riyad Kalla]

MJ,
As Scott hinted at, you may need to redownload an Eclipse 3.1 compatible release of MyEclipse (which is currently 4.0 Milestone 2 and is availbe in our Eclispe 3.1 downloads area).

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