Updated F8T2 x86_64 - Can't run Eclipse 3.3.0-19.fc8 as normal user

Andrew Overholt overholt at redhat.com
Tue Sep 18 14:23:48 UTC 2007


Hi,

* Jim Hayward <jimhayward at earthlink.net> [2007-09-18 08:57]:
> 
> On an updated F8T2 x86_64 system, I can't run Eclipse as a normal user.
> Eclipse will run fine if I launch it as root. I don't see anything in
> the log files. A dialog only displays the info below. Anyone else seeing
> this? Eclipse version is 3.3.0-19.fc8.

I'm not seeing this on x86_64 or x86 with IcedTea or gcj.  Note that you
shouldn't run Eclipse as root because it modifies files in
/usr/share/eclipse if it can write there which can then mess up future
running as a regular user.

Andrew
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