Server Start Error

[wdhastings]

I'm using the new beta release of the IDE for Eclipse 3.2. I opened the server view, then used the context menu to create a new server. I chose the path to my server root using the browse feature, so the path to it is right, but when I try to start the server I get the following error:

The archieve <my server root>/bin/run.jar which is referenced by the classpath, does not exist. FWIW, I get the same error using the previous (GA) version of the IDE using both eclipse 3.1 and 3.2.

Thanks in advance for any pointers you may have.

[rob.stryker]

The only time I've seen this error is if I actually rename or remove the startup jar file bin/run.jar.

I would check to make sure the file listed actually exists on your machine. If it doesn't exist, I would move to figure out why not.

Again, I was only able to recreate this error by manually renaming my bin/run.jar to something else.

[wdhastings]

Hi Rob,

Thanks for the reply. The run.jar is there and I can invoke it manually to start the server. I found the problem, but I don't know what's causing it.

I had the server installed in a sub-directory under one of the projects in my eclipse workspace; <project root>/servers/jboss-tomcat/. When I try to create a server there using the ide I get the error. I unpacked the same server image again to a location not within my eclipse workspace/project, and the problem went away (the server starts normally). Any idea what might cause that or how to fix it?

[psjoberg]

Hi,

I have the exact same problem, and the GUI seems to convert characters in the path so it looks for the run.jar in "/c_programs/jboss-4.0.4.GA/bin/run.jar" instead of "c:/programs/jboss-4.0.4.GA/bin/run.jar". Any tips how to solve this?

[psjoberg]

Hi again,

I forgot to mention that my JBoss-installation is not part of the workspace