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Bug 324342 - Eclipse returns error 'unable to launch installer' when restarted after aptna plug-in installation
Summary: Eclipse returns error 'unable to launch installer' when restarted after aptna...
Status: CLOSED NOT_ECLIPSE
Alias: None
Product: Platform
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: SWT (show other bugs)
Version: 3.6   Edit
Hardware: PC Windows Vista
: P3 critical (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: Platform-SWT-Inbox CLA
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Reported: 2010-09-02 15:19 EDT by akilar04 CLA
Modified: 2014-07-15 04:26 EDT (History)
4 users (show)

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error log when eclipse restarts and crashes (27.45 KB, application/octet-stream)
2010-09-02 15:26 EDT, akilar04 CLA
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Description akilar04 CLA 2010-09-02 15:19:37 EDT
Build Identifier: Build id: 20100617-1415

installed ruby : 1.8.7
using Mozilla 3.5.7
I tried adding the plug-in using following instructions:

Aptana Installation Instructions:
Prerequisites: (You need to have both installed.)
- Ruby (1.8.6 or later) - http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/downloads/
- FireFox - http://www.mozilla.com/
1. Visit http://aptana.com/docs/index.php/Plugging_Aptana_into_an_existing_Eclipse_configuration
2. Follow the instructions for Aptana Studio 1.5 on Eclipse 3.5 Instructions (copied below)
a. Go to Help -> Install New Software...
b. In the "Work with:" text box, enter: http://update.aptana.com/install/studio
c. Click Add...
d. Specify the Name of the Update site (i.e. Aptana Studio Plugin)
e. Click OK
f. Select the "Aptana Studio" checkbox
g. Click the Next Button
h. Confirm the items you are installing
i. Click the Next
j. Button once more
k. Accept the terms and conditions
l. Click the Finish Button
3. After Eclipse restarts, a dialog box will eventually pop-up to customize Aptana Studio
a. Select "Web Application Platforms: Aptana RadRails"
b. Follow the appropriate dialog boxes and prompts. On the “Install Available Software”
dialog, check “Rails” and “Aptana RadRails”.
c. Once, the install process starts, go get a beverage of your choice.
d. After it completes, restart Eclipse. =====> my installation fails here
I am getting a dialog stating " launch installer wizard' has encountered a problem. inter error has occured and eclipse closes!



Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.install eclipse
2.try to install plug-in using steps stated above.
Comment 1 akilar04 CLA 2010-09-02 15:26:12 EDT
Created attachment 178093 [details]
error log when eclipse restarts and crashes
Comment 2 DJ Houghton CLA 2010-09-02 17:41:45 EDT
A dialog with "launch installer wizard has encountered a problem" does not sound familiar, perhaps this is something from one of the ad-ons you have installed?

Moving to SWT to see if they have comments about the crash. Otherwise I would mark as not_eclipse.
Comment 3 Niraj Modi CLA 2014-07-15 04:26:10 EDT
Exception suggestion failure to initialize Mozilla instance, possible reason might be missing XUL libraries. Marking this issue as NOT_ECLIPSE.

If you continue to face this problem, please revert with a Code Snippet reproducing this problem, Thanks!