Eclipse RPC Package Activation Error: "Updated System Package"

Question

I get the following error when trying to start an Eclipse RPC application:

!SESSION 2011-05-05 17:07:38.649 ----------------------------------------------- eclipse.buildId=unknown java.version=1.6.0_24 java.vendor=Sun Microsystems Inc. BootLoader constants: OS=win32, ARCH=x86, WS=win32, NL=en_IE Framework arguments: -application org.eclipse.ui.ide.workbench Command-line arguments: -application org.eclipse.ui.ide.workbench -data C:\Users\eramkoh\PCI Workspace/../runtime-EclipseApplication -dev file:C:/Users/eramkoh/PCI Workspace/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.pde.core/Eclipse Application/dev.properties -os win32 -ws win32 -arch x86 -consoleLog !ENTRY org.eclipse.equinox.simpleconfigurator 4 0 2011-05-05 17:07:39.492 !MESSAGE !STACK 0 org.osgi.framework.BundleException: Exception in org.eclipse.equinox.internal.simpleconfigurator.Activator.start() of bundle org.eclipse.equinox.simpleconfigurator. at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl.startActivator(BundleContextImpl.java:806) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl.start(BundleContextImpl.java:755) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleHost.startWorker(BundleHost.java:370) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.AbstractBundle.resume(AbstractBundle.java:374) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.Framework.resumeBundle(Framework.java:1067) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.StartLevelManager.resumeBundles(StartLevelManager.java:561) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.StartLevelManager.resumeBundles(StartLevelManager.java:546) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.StartLevelManager.incFWSL(StartLevelManager.java:459) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.StartLevelManager.doSetStartLevel(StartLevelManager.java:243) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.StartLevelManager.dispatchEvent(StartLevelManager.java:440) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.EventManager.dispatchEvent(EventManager.java:227) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.EventManager$EventThread.run(EventManager.java:337) Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: The System Bundle was updated. The framework must be restarted to finalize the configuration change at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.simpleconfigurator.ConfigApplier.install(ConfigApplier.java:71) at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.simpleconfigurator.SimpleConfiguratorImpl.applyConfiguration(SimpleConfiguratorImpl.java:129) at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.simpleconfigurator.SimpleConfiguratorImpl.applyConfiguration(SimpleConfiguratorImpl.java:143) at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.simpleconfigurator.Activator.start(Activator.java:48) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl$1.run(BundleContextImpl.java:783) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl.startActivator(BundleContextImpl.java:774) ... 11 more Root exception: java.lang.IllegalStateException: The System Bundle was updated. The framework must be restarted to finalize the configuration change at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.simpleconfigurator.ConfigApplier.install(ConfigApplier.java:71) at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.simpleconfigurator.SimpleConfiguratorImpl.applyConfiguration(SimpleConfiguratorImpl.java:129) at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.simpleconfigurator.SimpleConfiguratorImpl.applyConfiguration(SimpleConfiguratorImpl.java:143) at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.simpleconfigurator.Activator.start(Activator.java:48) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl$1.run(BundleContextImpl.java:783) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl.startActivator(BundleContextImpl.java:774) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl.start(BundleContextImpl.java:755) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleHost.startWorker(BundleHost.java:370) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.AbstractBundle.resume(AbstractBundle.java:374) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.Framework.resumeBundle(Framework.java:1067) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.StartLevelManager.resumeBundles(StartLevelManager.java:561) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.StartLevelManager.resumeBundles(StartLevelManager.java:546) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.StartLevelManager.incFWSL(StartLevelManager.java:459) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.StartLevelManager.doSetStartLevel(StartLevelManager.java:243) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.StartLevelManager.dispatchEvent(StartLevelManager.java:440) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.EventManager.dispatchEvent(EventManager.java:227) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.EventManager$EventThread.run(EventManager.java:337) !ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 4 0 2011-05-05 17:07:39.492 !MESSAGE Bundle org.eclipse.equinox.simpleconfigurator_1.0.101.R35x_v20090807-1100 [127] is not active. !ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 4 0 2011-05-05 17:07:39.523 !MESSAGE Application error !STACK 1 java.lang.IllegalStateException: Unable to acquire application service. Ensure that the org.eclipse.core.runtime bundle is resolved and started (see config.ini). at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:74) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:369) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:179) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:619) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:574) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1407) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:1383) 

What to do to allow it?

Answer 1

I had exactly the same problem, and I understood what caused it. If you have a system-related package more than once (for example, org.eclipse.osgi) in your target file, then if you let your application work, then by default Eclipse adds all the packages to the launch configuration. So the steps are:

• Open the launch configuration and go to the plugins tab.
• click on confirmation
• See which plugin is duplicated
• Leave only one checkbox that matches

See the picture below:

Answer 2

I have a similar problem when I try to run Eclipse CDT 4.1.1 (with a pair of 4.2.2 and several native plug-ins) from Eclipse SDK 4.2.2 on 32-bit Java 7 VM on 32-bit Windows Vista. I am not sure what is the main reason, but I can reliably reproduce and solve it by following these steps.

• Install a new target platform definition or reload the existing one.
• Try to run the JUnit4 plugins in debug mode (Ctrl + F11) and watch for everything that works well.
• Restart Eclipse.
• Repeat step 2 and get the same java.lang.IllegalStateException as the theme starter.
• Reload the definition of the target platform and click “OK.” “Target definition from synchronization: the active target platform is not synchronized with the file system. Clicking the ok button on the settings page will update the target platform”
• Repeat step 2 and note that the error has disappeared again.

Since I am not getting this error in a similar scenario with Eclipse 3.6, I would suggest that the target platform code in Eclipse Juno does not handle NTFS file timestamps very well. So, when the Eclipse instance is loaded, the modified package was erroneously detected, and an attempt to reinstall it was made, which will lead to this error later.

Summary: try restarting the target platform if you get this error.

Answer 3

Try adding org.eclipse.core.runtime in the configuration tab of your product and set it to the initial default level (0), and automatic start to true.