[GERONIMODEVTOOLS-536] Fail to launch browser when run a dynamic web application on server via GEP

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.1.3
• Fix Version/s: 2.1.4, 2.2.0
• Component/s: eclipse-plugin
• Environment: OS:Windows
• Patch Info: Patch Available
• Assignee: Tim McConnell
• Reporter: viola.lu
• Created: 26/Nov/08 09:25
• Updated: 01/Dec/08 23:40
• Resolved: 01/Dec/08 23:40

Description

Steps:
1.Open a clean eclipse, and then install GEP, define a server
2.Create a dynamic web application, and right-click "run on server"
3.No browser popups, and you will see error"Error opening browser" on "Error log" tab at the bottom of eclipse.

Error in elicpse:
java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.eclipse.wst.server.ui.internal.WebLaunchableClient.launch(WebLaunchableClient.java:39)
at org.eclipse.wst.server.core.internal.Client.launch(Client.java:114)
at org.eclipse.wst.server.ui.internal.LaunchClientJob$1.run(LaunchClientJob.java:79)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.RunnableLock.run(RunnableLock.java:35)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Synchronizer.runAsyncMessages(Synchronizer.java:133)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runAsyncMessages(Display.java:3800)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3425)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runEventLoop(Workbench.java:2382)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runUI(Workbench.java:2346)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.access$4(Workbench.java:2198)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$5.run(Workbench.java:493)
at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:288)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Workbench.java:488)
at org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(PlatformUI.java:149)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEApplication.start(IDEApplication.java:113)
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:193)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:110)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:79)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:386)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:179)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:549)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:504)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1236)