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authorScott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com>2016-11-29 15:57:35 -0800
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2016-12-08 16:36:40 +0000
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sdk-manual: Added note about nullpointer error for launch eclipse
Fixes [YOCTO #10714] Apparently there is some issues with GTK3 libraries for the Mars Eclipse version. The note provides a workaround that requires editing the eclipse.ini file. (From yocto-docs rev: f940d5d3f7bf446af8f3c7cec5958c8395425a69) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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72 <listitem><para><emphasis>Launch Eclipse:</emphasis> 72 <listitem><para><emphasis>Launch Eclipse:</emphasis>
73 Double click the "Eclipse" file in the folder to 73 Double click the "Eclipse" file in the folder to
74 launch Eclipse. 74 launch Eclipse.
75 <note>
76 If you experience a NullPointer Exception after
77 launch Eclipse or the debugger from within Eclipse,
78 try adding the following
79 to your <filename>eclipse.ini</filename> file,
80 which is located in the directory in which you
81 unpacked the Eclipse tar file:
82 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
83 --launcher.GTK_version
84 2
85 </literallayout>
86 Alternatively, you can export the
87 <filename>SWT_GTK</filename> variable in your
88 shell as follows:
89 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
90 $ export SWT_GTK3=0
91 </literallayout>
92 </note>
75 </para></listitem> 93 </para></listitem>
76 </orderedlist> 94 </orderedlist>
77 </para> 95 </para>