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Bug 339363

Summary: [Compatibility] Eclipse will not start without any perspectives
Product: [Eclipse Project] Platform Reporter: Remy Suen <remy.suen>
Component: UIAssignee: Remy Suen <remy.suen>
Status: VERIFIED FIXED QA Contact: Remy Suen <remy.suen>
Severity: major    
Priority: P3    
Version: 4.1   
Target Milestone: 4.2 M2   
Hardware: All   
OS: All   
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Description Remy Suen CLA 2011-03-09 09:51:11 EST 
java.lang.NullPointerException
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.ModelServiceImpl.match(ModelServiceImpl.java:63)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.ModelServiceImpl.findElementsRecursive(ModelServiceImpl.java:86)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.ModelServiceImpl.findElements(ModelServiceImpl.java:165)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.ModelServiceImpl.find(ModelServiceImpl.java:201)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.findSharedArea(WorkbenchPage.java:2478)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.getActiveEditor(WorkbenchPage.java:1714)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEWorkbenchWindowAdvisor.updateTitle(IDEWorkbenchWindowAdvisor.java:470)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEWorkbenchWindowAdvisor.access$3(IDEWorkbenchWindowAdvisor.java:461)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEWorkbenchWindowAdvisor$2.pageActivated(IDEWorkbenchWindowAdvisor.java:272)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PageListenerList$1.run(PageListenerList.java:68)
	at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(SafeRunner.java:42)
	at org.eclipse.core.runtime.Platform.run(Platform.java:888)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PageListenerList.fireEvent(PageListenerList.java:53)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PageListenerList.firePageActivated(PageListenerList.java:66)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchWindow.firePageActivated(WorkbenchWindow.java:1015)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchWindow.setup(WorkbenchWindow.java:527)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.di.MethodRequestor.execute(MethodRequestor.java:56)
	at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.di.InjectorImpl.processAnnotated(InjectorImpl.java:828)
	at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.di.InjectorImpl.inject(InjectorImpl.java:108)
	at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.di.InjectorImpl.inject(InjectorImpl.java:78)
	at org.eclipse.e4.core.contexts.ContextInjectionFactory.inject(ContextInjectionFactory.java:72)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createWorkbenchWindow(Workbench.java:1177)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.getActiveWorkbenchWindow(Workbench.java:1151)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.services.WorkbenchSourceProvider.updateActiveShell(WorkbenchSourceProvider.java:932)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.services.WorkbenchSourceProvider.getCurrentState(WorkbenchSourceProvider.java:133)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.services.WorkbenchSourceProvider$6.handleEvent(WorkbenchSourceProvider.java:692)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:84)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.filterEvent(Display.java:1262)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1052)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1077)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1058)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Decorations.WM_ACTIVATE(Decorations.java:1647)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell.WM_ACTIVATE(Shell.java:2137)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control.windowProc(Control.java:4508)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Canvas.windowProc(Canvas.java:341)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Decorations.windowProc(Decorations.java:1610)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell.windowProc(Shell.java:2061)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.windowProc(Display.java:4957)
	at org.eclipse.swt.internal.win32.OS.BringWindowToTop(Native Method)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Decorations.bringToTop(Decorations.java:230)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell.open(Shell.java:1217)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt.WBWRenderer.postProcess(WBWRenderer.java:591)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.createGui(PartRenderingEngine.java:526)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.createGui(PartRenderingEngine.java:587)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine$7.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:799)
	at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:332)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:758)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.E4Workbench.createAndRunUI(E4Workbench.java:87)

java.lang.NullPointerException
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.ModelServiceImpl.match(ModelServiceImpl.java:63)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.ModelServiceImpl.findElementsRecursive(ModelServiceImpl.java:86)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.ModelServiceImpl.findElements(ModelServiceImpl.java:165)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.ModelServiceImpl.find(ModelServiceImpl.java:201)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.findSharedArea(WorkbenchPage.java:2478)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.getActiveEditor(WorkbenchPage.java:1714)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ActiveEditorAction.updateActiveEditor(ActiveEditorAction.java:192)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ActiveEditorAction.pageActivated(ActiveEditorAction.java:111)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.BaseSaveAction.pageActivated(BaseSaveAction.java:113)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PageListenerList$1.run(PageListenerList.java:68)
	at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(SafeRunner.java:42)
	at org.eclipse.core.runtime.Platform.run(Platform.java:888)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PageListenerList.fireEvent(PageListenerList.java:53)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PageListenerList.firePageActivated(PageListenerList.java:66)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchWindow.firePageActivated(WorkbenchWindow.java:1015)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchWindow.setup(WorkbenchWindow.java:527)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.di.MethodRequestor.execute(MethodRequestor.java:56)
	at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.di.InjectorImpl.processAnnotated(InjectorImpl.java:828)
	at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.di.InjectorImpl.inject(InjectorImpl.java:108)
	at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.di.InjectorImpl.inject(InjectorImpl.java:78)
	at org.eclipse.e4.core.contexts.ContextInjectionFactory.inject(ContextInjectionFactory.java:72)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createWorkbenchWindow(Workbench.java:1177)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.getActiveWorkbenchWindow(Workbench.java:1151)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.services.WorkbenchSourceProvider.updateActiveShell(WorkbenchSourceProvider.java:932)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.services.WorkbenchSourceProvider.getCurrentState(WorkbenchSourceProvider.java:133)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.services.WorkbenchSourceProvider$6.handleEvent(WorkbenchSourceProvider.java:692)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:84)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.filterEvent(Display.java:1262)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1052)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1077)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1058)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Decorations.WM_ACTIVATE(Decorations.java:1647)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell.WM_ACTIVATE(Shell.java:2137)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control.windowProc(Control.java:4508)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Canvas.windowProc(Canvas.java:341)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Decorations.windowProc(Decorations.java:1610)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell.windowProc(Shell.java:2061)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.windowProc(Display.java:4957)
	at org.eclipse.swt.internal.win32.OS.BringWindowToTop(Native Method)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Decorations.bringToTop(Decorations.java:230)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell.open(Shell.java:1217)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt.WBWRenderer.postProcess(WBWRenderer.java:591)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.createGui(PartRenderingEngine.java:526)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.createGui(PartRenderingEngine.java:587)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine$7.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:799)
	at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:332)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:758)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.E4Workbench.createAndRunUI(E4Workbench.java:87)

java.lang.NullPointerException
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.ModelServiceImpl.match(ModelServiceImpl.java:63)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.ModelServiceImpl.findElementsRecursive(ModelServiceImpl.java:86)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.ModelServiceImpl.findElements(ModelServiceImpl.java:165)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.ModelServiceImpl.find(ModelServiceImpl.java:201)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.findSharedArea(WorkbenchPage.java:2478)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.getActiveEditor(WorkbenchPage.java:1714)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ActiveEditorAction.updateActiveEditor(ActiveEditorAction.java:192)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ActiveEditorAction.pageActivated(ActiveEditorAction.java:111)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.BaseSaveAction.pageActivated(BaseSaveAction.java:113)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PageListenerList$1.run(PageListenerList.java:68)
	at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(SafeRunner.java:42)
	at org.eclipse.core.runtime.Platform.run(Platform.java:888)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PageListenerList.fireEvent(PageListenerList.java:53)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PageListenerList.firePageActivated(PageListenerList.java:66)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchWindow.firePageActivated(WorkbenchWindow.java:1015)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchWindow.setup(WorkbenchWindow.java:527)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.di.MethodRequestor.execute(MethodRequestor.java:56)
	at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.di.InjectorImpl.processAnnotated(InjectorImpl.java:828)
	at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.di.InjectorImpl.inject(InjectorImpl.java:108)
	at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.di.InjectorImpl.inject(InjectorImpl.java:78)
	at org.eclipse.e4.core.contexts.ContextInjectionFactory.inject(ContextInjectionFactory.java:72)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createWorkbenchWindow(Workbench.java:1177)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.getActiveWorkbenchWindow(Workbench.java:1151)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.services.WorkbenchSourceProvider.updateActiveShell(WorkbenchSourceProvider.java:932)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.services.WorkbenchSourceProvider.getCurrentState(WorkbenchSourceProvider.java:133)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.services.WorkbenchSourceProvider$6.handleEvent(WorkbenchSourceProvider.java:692)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:84)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.filterEvent(Display.java:1262)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1052)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1077)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1058)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Decorations.WM_ACTIVATE(Decorations.java:1647)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell.WM_ACTIVATE(Shell.java:2137)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control.windowProc(Control.java:4508)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Canvas.windowProc(Canvas.java:341)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Decorations.windowProc(Decorations.java:1610)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell.windowProc(Shell.java:2061)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.windowProc(Display.java:4957)
	at org.eclipse.swt.internal.win32.OS.BringWindowToTop(Native Method)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Decorations.bringToTop(Decorations.java:230)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell.open(Shell.java:1217)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt.WBWRenderer.postProcess(WBWRenderer.java:591)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.createGui(PartRenderingEngine.java:526)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.createGui(PartRenderingEngine.java:587)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine$7.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:799)
	at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:332)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:758)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.E4Workbench.createAndRunUI(E4Workbench.java:87)
Comment 1 Remy Suen CLA 2011-03-11 13:05:11 EST 
Eclipse starts now but it should pick another perspective if the default one isn't found so that the window isn't blank.
Comment 3 Remy Suen CLA 2011-09-13 09:04:03 EDT 
Verified with I20110912-0200 on Windows XP.