Running JavaFX-11 applications from within Eclipse fails

[Tom Schindl]

Well fixing the bug in Eclipse is the right way to address this ;-) Once
I have time I'll provide a patch.

https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=540247

Tom

On 21.10.18 19:45, Johan Vos wrote:
> Hi Tom,
> 
> Nice workaround, but what do you think needs to be done to fix it? Can
> the java.library.path somehow be changed in a plugin or so?
> Renaming the native libraries in JavaFX would probably solve this, but
> that seems the wrong solution to me.
> 
> - Johan
> 
> On Thu, Oct 18, 2018 at 3:39 PM Tom Schindl <tom.schindl at bestsolution.at
> <mailto:tom.schindl at bestsolution.at>> wrote:
> 
>     Hi,
> 
>     I just wanted to make you aware that if you run a JavaFX-11 application
>     from within Eclipse it is very likely that you'll get an error like
>     this.
> 
>     > Exception in thread "WindowsNativeRunloopThread"
>     java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: <init>
>     >     at
>     javafx.graphics/com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication.staticScreen_getScreens(Native
>     Method)
>     >     at
>     javafx.graphics/com.sun.glass.ui.Screen.initScreens(Screen.java:412)
>     >     at
>     javafx.graphics/com.sun.glass.ui.Application.lambda$run$1(Application.java:152)
>     >     at
>     javafx.graphics/com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication._runLoop(Native
>     Method)
>     >     at
>     javafx.graphics/com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication.lambda$runLoop$3(WinApplication.java:174)
>     >     at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:834)
>     > Exception in thread "JavaFX Application Thread"
>     java.lang.NullPointerException
>     >     at
>     javafx.graphics/com.sun.prism.d3d.D3DPipeline.getAdapterOrdinal(D3DPipeline.java:205)
>     >     at
>     javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.tk.quantum.QuantumToolkit.assignScreensAdapters(QuantumToolkit.java:695)
>     >     at
>     javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.tk.quantum.QuantumToolkit.runToolkit(QuantumToolkit.java:313)
>     >     at
>     javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.tk.quantum.QuantumToolkit.lambda$startup$10(QuantumToolkit.java:258)
>     >     at
>     javafx.graphics/com.sun.glass.ui.Application.lambda$run$1(Application.java:153)
>     >     at
>     javafx.graphics/com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication._runLoop(Native
>     Method)
>     >     at
>     javafx.graphics/com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication.lambda$runLoop$3(WinApplication.java:174)
>     >     at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:834)
> 
>     Scary right! The reason is that JavaFX-11 is loading the wrong glass.dll
>     because Eclipse sets a java.library.path who also contains the
>     JVM-Directories used to launch your Eclipse IDE.
> 
>     The simple work-around is to add
>     -Djava.library.path=C:/go-out-of-my-way-eclipse in your launch
>     configuration.
> 
>     Small tiny question on the side: Wouldn't it make sense to version our
>     .dlls somehow to match the release eg glass-11.dll?
> 
>     Tom
> 
>     -- 
>     Tom Schindl, CTO
>     BestSolution.at EDV Systemhaus GmbH
>     Eduard-Bodem-Gasse 5-7. A-6020 Innsbruck
>     Reg. Nr. FN 222302s am Firmenbuchgericht Innsbruck
> 

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Tom Schindl, CTO
BestSolution.at EDV Systemhaus GmbH
Eduard-Bodem-Gasse 5-7. A-6020 Innsbruck
Reg. Nr. FN 222302s am Firmenbuchgericht Innsbruck