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Bug 364917

Summary: Eclipse will not start. Missing constraint
Product: [Eclipse Project] Platform Reporter: cfoote <charles.foote>
Component: RuntimeAssignee: platform-runtime-inbox <platform-runtime-inbox>
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME QA Contact:
Severity: normal    
Priority: P3 CC: remy.suen, sptaszkiewicz
Version: 4.2Keywords: needinfo
Target Milestone: ---   
Hardware: PC   
OS: Windows XP   
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Description cfoote CLA 2011-11-27 14:38:13 EST 
Build Identifier: 

!SESSION 2011-11-27 11:00:59.593 -----------------------------------------------
eclipse.buildId=M20110909-1335
java.version=1.4.2_03
java.vendor=Sun Microsystems Inc.
BootLoader constants: OS=win32, ARCH=x86, WS=win32, NL=en_US
Command-line arguments:  -os win32 -ws win32 -arch x86

!ENTRY org.eclipse.equinox.p2.reconciler.dropins 4 0 2011-11-27 11:01:00.921
!MESSAGE FrameworkEvent ERROR
!STACK 0
org.osgi.framework.BundleException: The bundle "org.eclipse.equinox.p2.reconciler.dropins_1.1.100.v20110510 [84]" could not be resolved. Reason: Missing Constraint: Import-Package: 

Have already verified JDK is in Path.
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_01\bin

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.download eclipse classic
2.Unzip with winzip
3.run eclipse.exe
Comment 1 Remy Suen CLA 2011-11-28 08:00:23 EST 
(In reply to comment #0)
> 1.download eclipse classic

What is the name of the file you downloaded?

> 2.Unzip with winzip

Where did you unzip it to?

> 3.run eclipse.exe

What do these commands show?

C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_01\bin\java.exe -version

C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_01\bin\java.exe -d64
Comment 2 Szymon Ptaszkiewicz CLA 2012-06-21 10:17:37 EDT 
(In reply to comment #0)
> java.version=1.4.2_03

This shows that the actual JDK that was used to start Eclipse was not 1.7. Please reopen if you see this again with the information requested in comment 1.