I’m building an Eclipse RCP application against Eclipse 3.7.1 and Java 1.6.
I’m also using Tycho to build, and have set up my RCP according to the Tycho tutorial from the EclipseCon 2011, to which I’ve stuck slavishly, apart from project names.
The application builds fine up until I get to Step 5 (adding a p2 repo, then adding a .product file. Well, it still builds fine, and everything is where it should be, but I cannot start the RCP by clicking on the .exe file from the repository in the workspace.
All I get is the old dreaded "The [RCP] executable launcher was unable to locate its companion shared library" error popup.
First of all I thought I might have set up the CLASS PATH incorrectly, but when I open a console and type javaw or java -version anywhere, it all works.
Also, when I go to the pluginsfolder in the p2 repository for the RCP in the workspace, and double-click on org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.2.0.v20110502.jar, the RCP starts, albeit without the splash screen.
This must surely mean my Java set up is correct, and it’s not a class path problem?
I’m not sure where this problem might lie (I have a plugin, a feature, a product, a repository, and a parent package with the main pom), so if you let me know your suspicions where the error might come from, I’ll be more than happy to post respective XML, build.properties, screenshots and what have you. Unless this is a common error with a common solution.
Many thanks in advance!
Oh yea: Windows 7 (64-bit), JDK and JRE both 64-bit as well, Eclipse EE 3.7.1 (I chose that because it contains the most plugins I’ll need later by default).
UPDATE
I’m attaching my CLASS PATH Settings for reference.
User variables
- CLASS PATH: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_30;.;
System variables
- JAVA_HOME: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_30
- Path: %JAVA_HOME%\bin;
UPDATE 2
When I let Tycho create a ZIP file in the p2 repository, and copy that from the repo to another location, unzip it and run the .exe, the application starts without problems. So I guess this query is partially solved, but I’d still be interested to hear why I wouldn’t be able to start the application from the repository…
Today I came across the same issue. I guess you could find the solution here: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=176084
In short, the problem in my case was, that the org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.2.0.v20110502.jar must be unpacked in the plugins folder under the folder name: org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.2.0.v20110502
… hope that helps!