The activator for bundle is invalid

Question

I\'m trying to create a simple plugin in eclipse. When I run the application, I see this error in log file:

org.osgi.framework.BundleException : The a

Answer 1

I spent some time with this problem. Finally I noticed that the ClassNotFoundExceptions were not in line with my code, they were coming from wrong (old) packages. I checked if there was some other plugin which was messing with my debugs/exports and indeed there was, my own plugin!

So a simple fix to try if you're facing this and the CNFE's are not in line with your code:

• Go to "Install new software"
• Click on "already installed"
• Remove all instances of your package/plugin and restart

Likely this was caused because I changed the plugin ID, making Eclipse treat it as a new plugin.

Another good site to take a look if you're getting frustrated and stuck: http://www.eclipsezone.com/eclipse/forums/t99010.html