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how do i resolve old eclipse version crashing on open? [duplicate]

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Invalid version number: Version number may be negative or greater than 255
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so im trying to get an older version of eclipse but when i lauchh i just get this error in the logs:
!SESSION 2021-12-04 17:55:27.808 -----------------------------------------------
eclipse.buildId=I20090611-1540
java.version=1.8.0_301
java.vendor=Oracle Corporation
BootLoader constants: OS=win32, ARCH=x86_64, WS=win32, NL=pt_BR
Command-line arguments: -os win32 -ws win32 -arch x86_64
!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 4 0 2021-12-04 17:55:29.106
!MESSAGE Application error
!STACK 1
java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
at com.ibm.icu.text.Collator.<clinit>(Collator.java:946)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEWorkbenchAdvisor.initialize(IDEWorkbenchAdvisor.java:206)
at org.eclipse.ui.application.WorkbenchAdvisor.internalBasicInitialize(WorkbenchAdvisor.java:188)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$26.runWithException(Workbench.java:1351)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.StartupThreading$StartupRunnable.run(StartupThreading.java:31)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.RunnableLock.run(RunnableLock.java:35)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Synchronizer.runAsyncMessages(Synchronizer.java:134)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runAsyncMessages(Display.java:3855)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3476)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runUI(Workbench.java:2316)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.access$4(Workbench.java:2221)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$5.run(Workbench.java:500)
at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:332)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Workbench.java:493)
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:194)
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:368)
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:559)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:514)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1311)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Invalid version number: Version number may be negative or greater than 255
at com.ibm.icu.util.VersionInfo.getInstance(VersionInfo.java:191)
at com.ibm.icu.impl.ICUDebug.getInstanceLenient(ICUDebug.java:65)
at com.ibm.icu.impl.ICUDebug.<clinit>(ICUDebug.java:69)
... 28 more
i tried searching it on youtube and google but it came with useless results
can someone help me?

A bug in the com.ibm.icu plugin/bundle prevents you running Eclipse Galileo (3.5) with Java 8 update 301 (version: 1.8.0_301) which only occurs when the update is greater than 255.
As workaround you might run your retro Eclipse with a retro Java like jdk8u252-b09.1. Please note that such old software contains known vulnerabilities.

i don't know the ecipse version you are trying to launch, but at a first sight, it seems that the eclipse version is too old to run under java 8. Try an older java version too or a newer eclipse version

Eclipse Neon won't start due to Provisioning exception

I am having problems starting the standard Eclipse Neon IDE. I am running Eclipse Neon 1 with Java jdk 1.8.0. After rebooting my computer, Eclipse won't start (no new plugins / software were install during last usage). I tried deleting everything in .metadata/.plugins/ per this question but it still won't start up. Please help.
P.S. the date of the log seems to be off; I am not sure why but this is the only !SESSION in this log file.
Here is a partial copy of the .metadata/.log file.
!SESSION 2017-06-13 10:46:37.214 -----------------------------------------------
eclipse.buildId=4.6.1.M20160907-1200
java.version=1.8.0_131
java.vendor=Oracle Corporation
BootLoader constants: OS=win32, ARCH=x86_64, WS=win32, NL=en_US
Framework arguments: -product org.eclipse.epp.package.java.product
Command-line arguments: -os win32 -ws win32 -arch x86_64 -product org.eclipse.epp.package.java.product
This is a continuation of log file C:\Users\XXX\workspace\.metadata\.bak_0.log
Created Time: 2017-06-13 11:39:01.054
!ENTRY org.eclipse.equinox.p2.core 4 0 2017-06-13 11:39:01.054
!MESSAGE Provisioning exception
!STACK 1
org.eclipse.equinox.p2.core.ProvisionException: No repository found at http://download.eclipse.org/modeling/emf/emf/updates/2.10.x/.
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.repository.helpers.AbstractRepositoryManager.fail(AbstractRepositoryManager.java:395)
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.oomph.util.ReflectUtil.invokeMethod(ReflectUtil.java:116)
at org.eclipse.oomph.p2.internal.core.CachingRepositoryManager.fail(CachingRepositoryManager.java:330)
at org.eclipse.oomph.p2.internal.core.CachingRepositoryManager.loadRepository(CachingRepositoryManager.java:233)
at org.eclipse.oomph.p2.internal.core.CachingRepositoryManager$Metadata.loadRepository(CachingRepositoryManager.java:453)
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.metadata.repository.MetadataRepositoryManager.loadRepository(MetadataRepositoryManager.java:96)
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.
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Caused by: java.io.EOFException: SSL peer shut down incorrectly
at sun.security.ssl.InputRecord.read(Unknown Source)
... 21 more
!SUBENTRY 1 org.eclipse.jdt.core 4 985 2017-06-15 10:41:43.156
!MESSAGE Remote host closed connection during handshake
!STACK 0
javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: Remote host closed connection during handshake
at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.readRecord(Unknown Source)
at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.performInitialHandshake(Unknown Source)
at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.startHandshake(Unknown Source)
at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.startHandshake(Unknown Source)
.
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Update
After opening the CMD with Administrator privilege and running either
> java -version
or
> java
both responded with
Error occurred during initialization of VM
java/lang/NoClassDefFoundError: java/lang/Object
So I guess that something is wrong with my java installation, not eclipse.

There might be several problems for eclipse to fail on start but in you case this ProvisionException occurs may be because of the you didn't cleared proxy or your network connection is set to Ditect it should be Native. And also check SSH certificates
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_45\jre\lib\security
if not found then get it. Please check once you are running eclipse having same architecture means on 32-bit jdk there should be 32-bit eclipse or it won't work.
If you have more than one jre then check eclipse referring to which one. Hope this will help you.

Solved. The problem was with my java installation.
First, I try changing the system environment variable path to only
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_131\bin;
This failed, resulting in the same java error message. Then I 'reverted' to an older java installation changing both JAVA_HOME and path to
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_102\bin;
This works fine and solves the problem.
For reference, these links also helped me.
JRE 1.7 returns: java/lang/NoClassDefFoundError: java/lang/Object
Error occurred during initialization of VM (java/lang/NoClassDefFoundError: java/lang/Object)
https://geekycoder.wordpress.com/2009/07/08/java-tips-adventure-in-resolving-the-java-error-error-occurred-during-initialization-of-vm/

Deploying Eclipse Plugin RCP App on External Server

Pardon my ignorance on this topic but I am ignorant in this field and have come to own the migration of an app because the java developer couldn't figure it out. The original developer is no longer with the company.
We have a standalone SQL Server Database driven GUI app developed as an Eclipse plug-in RCP app currently running in full gusto on a desktop. We need to migrate it to a server based off a datacenter.
Just plain zip - unzip copy jars and config files did not work - the app is throwing a bunch of unrelated error messages which include, but not limited to:
!MESSAGE Unhandled event loop exception
!STACK 0
So, at this point I am wondering if I should build the app from scratch on the new server.
So I am hoping the experts here can guide me if that is indeed the case for plug-in apps developed in Eclipse i.e Do they need to be build using Eclipse or Maven when deploying to external Servers?
I understand without looking at the specifics, it is impossible to answer, but I'm wondering if it is a standard operating procedure to re-build the plug-in apps on the Server to deploy? If so, are there any pitfalls or gotchas I need to watch for?
Any guidance in this regard will greatly be appreciated.
TIA for your time,
Adding entries from the log file
!SESSION 2015-07-27 16:59:38.365 -----------------------------------------------
eclipse.buildId=unknown
java.version=1.6.0_21
java.vendor=Sun Microsystems Inc.
BootLoader constants: OS=win32, ARCH=x86, WS=win32, NL=en_US
Framework arguments: --startup -consoleLog plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.1.0.v20100507.jar
Command-line arguments: -os win32 -ws win32 -arch x86 --startup -consoleLog plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.1.0.v20100507.jar
!ENTRY org.eclipse.ui 4 0 2015-07-27 17:00:00.720
!MESSAGE Unhandled event loop exception
!STACK 0
java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.tax.prxy.analytics.ApplicationWorkbenchAdvisor.initialize(ApplicationWorkbenchAdvisor.java:63)
at org.eclipse.ui.application.WorkbenchAdvisor.internalBasicInitialize(WorkbenchAdvisor.java:188)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$28.runWithException(Workbench.java:1526)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.StartupThreading$StartupRunnable.run(StartupThreading.java:31)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.RunnableLock.run(RunnableLock.java:35)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Synchronizer.runAsyncMessages(Synchronizer.java:134)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runAsyncMessages(Display.java:4041)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3660)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runUI(Workbench.java:2537)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.access$4(Workbench.java:2427)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$7.run(Workbench.java:670)
at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:332)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Workbench.java:663)
at org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(PlatformUI.java:149)
at com.tax.prxy.analytics.Application.start(Application.java:23)
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:196)
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:369)
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:619)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:574)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1407)

Computer shut off while running eclipse

My computer shut off while I was running eclipse due to a power failure. After I restarted it, I can no longer start eclipse. I am running eclipse Luna and the log message I am getting is this:
!SESSION 2014-12-01 18:58:51.825 -----------------------------------------------
eclipse.buildId=unknown
java.version=1.7.0_67
java.vendor=Oracle Corporation
BootLoader constants: OS=win32, ARCH=x86_64, WS=win32, NL=en_CA
Framework arguments: -product org.eclipse.epp.package.java.product
Command-line arguments: -os win32 -ws win32 -arch x86_64 -product org.eclipse.epp.package.java.product
!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 4 0 2014-12-01 18:58:52.410
!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:78)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:382)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:236)
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:648)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:603)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1465)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:1438)
Any ideas? I have already tried cleaning eclipse and deleting the lock file in the workspace. I couldn't find any other information relevant to my situation

If you really want to debug the problem, a search for "Unable to acquire application service" gets some answers that might help.
But if you just want to fix the problem, I suggest doing a clean install of Eclipse. It doesn't take long unless you have many added plugins.
That will fix all the Eclipse state without changing your workspace. In my experience, this is effective.
If that doesn't work, then look for broken state in your workspace.

Try this:
1) Start a command prompt
2) "cd" to your Eclipse directory
3) Type this command: eclipse.exe -clean (Windows) or ./eclipse -clean (Linux)
You can also try: eclipse.exe -initialize

Try this.
The config.ini file should specify org.eclipse.core.runtime#start in the osgi.bundles property. Here is the default osgi.bundles property, maybe it was (accidently) changed during some upgrade:
You need to add the following line to the bottom of the eclipse.ini file:
-Dosgi.bundles=org.eclipse.equinox.common#2:start,org.eclipse.update.configurator#3:start,org.eclipse.core.runtime#start

Eclipse has stopped working and won't start anymore

Eclipse gave me an error which said
GC overhead limit exeeded
I know this is related to garbage collection and I had to shut down eclipse because nothing was working. Now when I start it it shows a splashscreen with the dialogue box of choosing workspace. I choose ok and eclipse shut down. It also initially told me to see the error report in a log file: here is the full file, it's an SWT error, any solutions to this????
!SESSION 2013-08-18 02:46:09.721 -----------------------------------------------
eclipse.buildId=v22.0.5-757759
java.version=1.7.0_25
java.vendor=Oracle Corporation
BootLoader constants: OS=win32, ARCH=x86_64, WS=win32, NL=en_US
Framework arguments: -product com.android.ide.eclipse.adt.package.product
Command-line arguments: -os win32 -ws win32 -arch x86_64 -product com.android.ide.eclipse.adt.package.product
!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 4 0 2013-08-18 02:46:47.319
!MESSAGE Application error
!STACK 1
org.eclipse.swt.SWTError: No more handles
at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:4387)
at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:4276)
at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:4247)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.error(Widget.java:468)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control.createHandle(Control.java:704)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite.createHandle(Composite.java:305)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Decorations.createHandle(Decorations.java:420)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell.createHandle(Shell.java:584)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control.createWidget(Control.java:744)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Scrollable.createWidget(Scrollable.java:134)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Decorations.createWidget(Decorations.java:428)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell.<init>(Shell.java:297)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell.<init>(Shell.java:375)
at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.createShell(Window.java:487)
at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.create(Window.java:430)
at org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.Dialog.create(Dialog.java:1089)
at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.open(Window.java:790)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.ChooseWorkspaceDialog.prompt(ChooseWorkspaceDialog.java:91)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEApplication.promptForWorkspace(IDEApplication.java:297)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEApplication.checkInstanceLocation(IDEApplication.java:238)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEApplication.start(IDEApplication.java:113)
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:196)
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:353)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:180)
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:629)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:584)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1438)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:1414)

Try Changing(Increase) Memory Configuration on eclipse.ini :
-Xms512m
-Xmx1024m
-XX:PermSize=256m
-XX:MaxPermSize=512m
More information on : How to fix GC overhead limit exceeded in Eclipse

Okay so here's a temporary fix I've found to this:
On the splashscreen box where it says Workspace, change the workspace to something else.
I've looked at other solutions and they did not work for me at all and I'm not going to reinstall Eclipse all over again if I can help it !
The intuitive sense of the problem that I have is that when I shut down eclipse the error causing task was still running. Some insight might be found here as well: http://www.metod.si/job-found-still-running-after-platform-shutdown-eclipse/ , although it was not the same error.
Au revoir, and I'll post any updates if I have them.

I am using Eclipse MARS and had a large JSON file open when this started happening. The UI was not fully rendered and was unresponsive. I had to kill it with the Task Manager. The subject error was found in the .log file.
I had to locate the workbench.xmi file under the workspace .metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.e4.workbench folder and delete the children element that was referencing the open file. After saving that I could restart Eclipse.