Bug#558693: eclipse: does not start at all

[folkert]

Package: eclipse
Version: 3.4.1-1
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable


When started, it gives the following output:

folkert at weerstationserver:~$ eclipse 
searching for compatible vm...
  testing /usr/lib/jvm/default-java...not found
  testing /usr/lib/jvm/java-gcj...not found
  testing /usr/lib/kaffe/pthreads...not found
  testing /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre...found
ZoneInfo: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.16/jre/lib/zi/ZoneInfoMappings (Too many open files)
ZoneInfo: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.16/jre/lib/zi/ZoneInfoMappings (Too many open files)
!SESSION 2009-11-29 22:20:50.155 -----------------------------------------------
eclipse.buildId=M20080911-1700
java.version=1.6.0_16
java.vendor=Sun Microsystems Inc.
BootLoader constants: OS=linux, ARCH=x86, WS=gtk, NL=en_US
Framework arguments:  
Command-line arguments:  -os linux -ws gtk -arch x86 

!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 4 0 2009-11-29 22:20:54.364
!MESSAGE 
!STACK 0
java.util.zip.ZipException: error in opening zip file
	at java.util.zip.ZipFile.open(Native Method)
	at java.util.zip.ZipFile.<init>(ZipFile.java:114)
	at java.util.zip.ZipFile.<init>(ZipFile.java:131)
	at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.util.SecureAction.getZipFile(SecureAction.java:251)
	at org.eclipse.osgi.baseadaptor.bundlefile.ZipBundleFile.basicOpen(ZipBundleFile.java:81)
	at org.eclipse.osgi.baseadaptor.bundlefile.ZipBundleFile.getZipFile(ZipBundleFile.java:94)
	at org.eclipse.osgi.baseadaptor.bundlefile.ZipBundleFile.checkedOpen(ZipBundleFile.java:67)
	at org.eclipse.osgi.baseadaptor.bundlefile.ZipBundleFile.getEntry(ZipBundleFile.java:239)
	at org.eclipse.osgi.baseadaptor.BaseData.getEntry(BaseData.java:97)
	at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.baseadaptor.AdaptorUtil.loadManifestFrom(AdaptorUtil.java:192)
	at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseStorageHook.getGeneratedManifest(EclipseStorageHook.java:371)
	at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseStorageHook.createCachedManifest(EclipseStorageHook.java:367)
	at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseStorageHook.getManifest(EclipseStorageHook.java:472)
	at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.baseadaptor.BaseStorage.loadManifest(BaseStorage.java:297)
	at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.baseadaptor.BundleInstall.begin(BundleInstall.java:82)
	at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.Framework.installWorkerPrivileged(Framework.java:938)
	at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.Framework$2.run(Framework.java:854)
	at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
	at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.Framework.installWorker(Framework.java:905)
	at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.Framework.installBundle(Framework.java:849)
	at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl.installBundle(BundleContextImpl.java:234)
	at org.eclipse.update.internal.configurator.ConfigurationActivator.installBundles(ConfigurationActivator.java:197)
	at org.eclipse.update.internal.configurator.ConfigurationActivator.start(ConfigurationActivator.java:82)
	at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl$2.run(BundleContextImpl.java:1009)
	at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
	at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl.startActivator(BundleContextImpl.java:1003)
	at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl.start(BundleContextImpl.java:984)
	at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleHost.startWorker(BundleHost.java:346)
	at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.AbstractBundle.resume(AbstractBundle.java:355)
	at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.Framework.resumeBundle(Framework.java:1074)
	at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.StartLevelManager.resumeBundles(StartLevelManager.java:616)
	at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.StartLevelManager.incFWSL(StartLevelManager.java:508)
	at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.StartLevelManager.doSetStartLevel(StartLevelManager.java:299)
	at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.StartLevelManager.dispatchEvent(StartLevelManager.java:489)
	at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.EventManager.dispatchEvent(EventManager.java:211)
	at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.EventManager$EventThread.run(EventManager.java:321)


-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers oldstable
  APT policy: (500, 'oldstable'), (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-2-686 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages eclipse depends on:
ii  eclipse-jdt                   3.4.1-1    Java Development Tools plug-ins fo
ii  eclipse-pde                   3.4.1-1    Plug-in Development Environment to
ii  eclipse-source                3.4.1-1    Eclipse source code plug-ins
ii  libc6                         2.10.1-7   GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  zenity                        2.28.0-1   Display graphical dialog boxes fro

Versions of packages eclipse recommends:
pn  eclipse-gcj                   <none>     (no description available)

eclipse suggests no packages.

-- no debconf information