Fedora Users — Re: NoClassDefFoundError after upgrade to FC3

Well, I uncovered one big clue. Whenever you upgrade to FC3, the system attempts to install gcc-java (and does) which can screw up the workings of your Sun java considerably. Among other things, FC3 installs a /usr/bin/java script that points to the gcc-java code so when you type java -version it gives you a bunch of gcc output. If you disable the /usr/bin/java script, then it will revert back to the Sun java.

However, doing that did not fix my problem. Jdeveloper still gives the same error I posted previously, as if it's searching for something in the classpath. Eclipse does something similar. Can anyone help me understand what I might need in the classpath for this to work again?

Cyrus

Cyrus Adkisson wrote:

Hi everybody. I use jDeveloper from Oracle to program, create GUIs and manage my various projects. It's not open-source, but it's a very good program. I have been using it without errors for at least a year. Then, when I upgraded to Fedora Core 3, it was the only thing on my computer that stopped working. When I click on the icon on my desktop, nothing pops up, and top shows a massive load on the CPU for "jdev". When I run it in a terminal window, I get the following error:
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError
       at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
       at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:141)
       at oracle.ide.IdeCore.class$(IdeCore.java:89)
       at oracle.ide.IdeCore.startupImpl(IdeCore.java:775)
       at oracle.ide.Ide.startup(Ide.java:539)
       at oracle.jdeveloper.JDeveloper.launch(JDeveloper.java:58)
       at oracle.jdeveloper.JDeveloper.main(JDeveloper.java:37)
I've got the same java SDK I had before, and the configuration files are pointing to it. Can anybody think of why an upgrade to Fedora Core 3 would be causing this error?
Thanks,
Cyrus