is there a java version dependency for RTC Eclipse plugin?
I've been using the eclipse plugin for RTC for a while now and everything seemed to be working fine, until I had to remove the IBM JDK 1.6 and downgrade to IBM JDK 1.5, as I was having issues with Firefox / e-meetings on Linux with IBM JDK 1.6. But since I've removed / uninstalled IBM JDK 1.6, I seem to get an error every time I switch to the Work Item perspective in Eclipse.
The error box appears that says
"Error Logged from Process Client UI:
org.eclipse.swt.SWTError"
Clicking on details I see -
"XPCOM Error - 2147467262
After sometime it will typically dump a core file. This happens each time I switch to the WI perspective...
Any reason why this should happen, and is there a way to fix it? Is there really a java 1.6 dependency or that is just a coincidence?
Thanks
Abhi
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Hi
I've been using the eclipse plugin for RTC for a while now and everything seemed to be working fine, until I had to remove the IBM JDK 1.6 and downgrade to IBM JDK 1.5, as I was having issues with Firefox / e-meetings on Linux with IBM JDK 1.6. But since I've removed / uninstalled IBM JDK 1.6, I seem to get an error every time I switch to the Work Item perspective in Eclipse.
The error box appears that says
"Error Logged from Process Client UI:
org.eclipse.swt.SWTError"
Clicking on details I see -
"XPCOM Error - 2147467262
After sometime it will typically dump a core file. This happens each time I switch to the WI perspective...
Any reason why this should happen, and is there a way to fix it? Is there really a java 1.6 dependency or that is just a coincidence?
Thanks
Abhi
Hi
It seems like there really is a dependency on the version of Java you are using. The Sun version is also supported - that may work with your other apps.
anthony
Hi
After sometime it will typically dump a core file. This happens each time I switch to the WI perspective...
Any reason why this should happen, and is there a way to fix it? Is there really a java 1.6 dependency or that is just a coincidence?
Thanks
Abhi
As we ship with a Java 5 VM there is certainly no dependency on Java 6. I think you may have found an issue with the specific VM you are using as an SWTError is frequently a VM issue.
You should log a defect with the details of your virtual machine and the window manager you are using so that the team can track this down.
Tod Creasey
RTC Team
A workaround can be found in comment 6 of the linked defect above, or in this jazz.net article.
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Thanks John. I tried to get it going with building the appropriate WebKit but still a no go. I don't think I'm going to spend any more time on it. Is there a way to tell RTC to stop trying to do things that spawn the error? I've tried to close the tabs that are trying render html content and that works for a while but they seem to auto appear again. I don't mind just looking at my team events via the web GUI on Firefox which works fine for me.
Hey Stuart,
Sorry, I don't know of any way to block the specific RTC function that's leading to the errors.
If you change your mind and decide to pursue this further, I'd encourage you to submit a new work item. I'm not aware of any cases where these kinds of problems persist following the application of the suggested workarounds. If there are situations/configurations where the workarounds don't completely solve things, it would be helpful for us to know about them.