[pats88]

Hi,

I was able to install PMD plugin successfully to MyEclipse. However I get the foll. error on the violations overview:

java.lang.NullPointerException
at net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.ui.views.PriorityFilter.<init>(Unknown Source)
at net.sourceforge.pmd.eclipse.ui.views.ViolationOverview.init(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.ui.part.ViewPart.init(ViewPart.java:122)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ViewReference.createPartHelper(ViewReference.java:305)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ViewReference.createPart(ViewReference.java:197)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPartReference.getPart(WorkbenchPartReference.java:566)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PartPane.setVisible(PartPane.java:290)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ViewPane.setVisible(ViewPane.java:525)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.presentations.PresentablePart.setVisible(PresentablePart.java:140)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.presentations.util.PresentablePartFolder.select(PresentablePartFolder.java:268)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.presentations.util.LeftToRightTabOrder.select(LeftToRightTabOrder.java:65)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.presentations.util.TabbedStackPresentation.selectPart(TabbedStackPresentation.java:394)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PartStack.refreshPresentationSelection(PartStack.java:1144)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PartStack.setSelection(PartStack.java:1097)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PartStack.presentationSelectionChanged(PartStack.java:795)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PartStack.access$1(PartStack.java:781)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PartStack$1.selectPart(PartStack.java:123)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.presentations.util.TabbedStackPresentation$1.handleEvent(TabbedStackPresentation.java:126)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.presentations.util.AbstractTabFolder.fireEvent(AbstractTabFolder.java:267)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.presentations.util.AbstractTabFolder.fireEvent(AbstractTabFolder.java:276)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.presentations.defaultpresentation.DefaultTabFolder.access$1(DefaultTabFolder.java:1)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.presentations.defaultpresentation.DefaultTabFolder$2.handleEvent(DefaultTabFolder.java:84)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:66)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:928)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:952)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:937)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.notifyListeners(Widget.java:709)
at org.eclipse.swt.custom.CTabFolder.setSelection(CTabFolder.java:3171)
at org.eclipse.swt.custom.CTabFolder.onMouse(CTabFolder.java:1953)
at org.eclipse.swt.custom.CTabFolder$1.handleEvent(CTabFolder.java:288)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:66)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:928)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Display.java:3348)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:2968)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runEventLoop(Workbench.java:1930)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runUI(Workbench.java:1894)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Workbench.java:422)
at org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(PlatformUI.java:149)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.IDEApplication.run(IDEApplication.java:95)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.runtime.PlatformActivator$1.run(PlatformActivator.java:78)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:92)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:68)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:400)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:177)
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.core.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:336)
at org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:280)
at org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:977)
at org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:952)

[support-joy]

pats88,

Sorry to hear you are running into this issue. Let me clarify that MyEclipse doesn’t provide any integrated support for PMD plugin. Having said that there are a lot of users who have integrated 3rd party plugins to MyEclipse. Can you answer few queries for me to investigate this further?
1. Can you copy and paste your installation details? Open MyEclipse IDE, from menu options click on MyEclipse > Installation Summary > Installation Details.
2. Can you share the link of PMD plugin download / update site?
3. How did you integrate PMD plugin, can you elaborate with links
4. Have you verified if PMD plugin is compatible with that of your base eclipse? For e.g. ME 7.5 is based on Eclipse 3.4.2, ME 8.0 GA is based on Eclipse 3.5.1, you need to verify the compatibility of PMD plugin with that of base eclipse.

[pats88]

Hello Joy,

Thank you for your response. Below are the details requested.

1. Can you copy and paste your installation details? Open MyEclipse IDE, from menu options click on MyEclipse > Installation Summary > Installation Details.
*** Date:
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 3:50:12 PM EST

** System properties:
OS=WindowsXP
OS version=5.1
Java version=1.5.0_11

*** MyEclipse details:
MyEclipse Enterprise Workbench
Version: 5.5.1 GA
Build id: 20070521-5.5.1-GA

*** Eclipse details:
MyEclipse Enterprise Workbench

Version: 5.5.1 GA
Build id: 20070521-5.5.1-GA

Eclipse Platform

Version: 3.2.2.r322_v20070119-RQghndJN8IM0MsK
Build id: M20070212-1330

Eclipse RCP

Version: 3.2.2.r322_v20070104-8pcviKVqd8J7C1U
Build id: M20070212-1330

Eclipse Java Development Tools

Version: 3.2.2.r322_v20070104-R4CR0Znkvtfjv9-
Build id: M20070212-1330

Eclipse Plug-in Development Environment

Version: 3.2.1.r321_v20060823-6vYLLdQ3Nk8DrFG
Build id: M20070212-1330

Eclipse Project SDK

Version: 3.2.2.r322_v20070104-dCGKm0Ln38lm-8s
Build id: M20070212-1330

Eclipse Graphical Editing Framework

Version: 3.2.2.v20070208
Build id: 20070208-1315

Eclipse startup command=-os
win32
-ws
win32
-arch
x86
-launcher
C:\Program Files\MyEclipse 5.5.1 GA\eclipse\eclipse.exe
-name
Eclipse
-showsplash
600
-exitdata
de8_a0
-vm
C:\Program Files\MyEclipse 5.5.1 GA\jre\bin\javaw.exe

2. Can you share the link of PMD plugin download / update site?
http://pmd.sf.net/eclipse

3. How did you integrate PMD plugin, can you elaborate with links
Start Eclipse and open a project
Select “Help”->”Software Updates”->”Find and Install”
Click “Next”, then click “New remote site”
Enter “PMD” into the Name field and “http://pmd.sf.net/eclipse&#8221; into the URL field
Click through the rest of the dialog boxes to install the plugin

4. Have you verified if PMD plugin is compatible with that of your base eclipse? For e.g. ME 7.5 is based on Eclipse 3.4.2, ME 8.0 GA is based on Eclipse 3.5.1, you need to verify the compatibility of PMD plugin with that of base eclipse.
Yes, I verified and its compatible.

Thank you.

[support-joy]

pats88,

Thank you for the details. I understand that you are on ME 5.5.1 GA release. It is a very old release of ME. ME has since released upgraded versions. Is there any reason you are still on a very old version? Why don’t you upgrade to the latest 8.0 GA release which is based on Eclipse 3.5.1?
There seem to be issues with PMD plugin on Eclipse 3.2.2(MyEclipse 5.5.1 is based on Eclipse 3.2.2.). Please refer – http://www.eclipse-plugins.info/eclipse/plugin_comments.jsp?id=111&pager.offset=10&firstItem=11

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