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| author |   Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> | 2016-11-29 15:57:35 -0800 |
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| committer |   Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org> | 2016-12-08 16:36:40 +0000 |
| commit | dae00fbb913c24b6bab00d5b99bd61f3455b4728 (patch) | |
| tree | 826e56d1028d4b086f2c168ecee2425cdd51eb36 /documentation | |
| parent | 4775af4650f389e0a294e88acde04827946c0931 (diff) | |
| download | openembedded-core-contrib-dae00fbb913c24b6bab00d5b99bd61f3455b4728.tar.gz | |
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>
Diffstat (limited to 'documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-appendix-mars.xml | 18 |
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-appendix-mars.xml b/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-appendix-mars.xml index 144e0720ae..521f682634 100644 --- a/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-appendix-mars.xml +++ b/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-appendix-mars.xml @@ -72,6 +72,24 @@ <listitem><para><emphasis>Launch Eclipse:</emphasis> Double click the "Eclipse" file in the folder to launch Eclipse. + <note> + If you experience a NullPointer Exception after + launch Eclipse or the debugger from within Eclipse, + try adding the following + to your <filename>eclipse.ini</filename> file, + which is located in the directory in which you + unpacked the Eclipse tar file: + <literallayout class='monospaced'> + --launcher.GTK_version + 2 + </literallayout> + Alternatively, you can export the + <filename>SWT_GTK</filename> variable in your + shell as follows: + <literallayout class='monospaced'> + $ export SWT_GTK3=0 + </literallayout> + </note> </para></listitem> </orderedlist> </para> |