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FS#56465 - [eclipse-java] missing internal web browser if gtk2 GUI is used

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by patrick (potomac) - Sunday, 26 November 2017, 16:32 GMT
Last edited by Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig) - Monday, 27 November 2017, 16:41 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
since a recent "pacman -Syu" I noticed that the "internal web browser" is disabled in eclipse's options ( window -> preferences -> general -> web browser ),
the option "internal web browser" is greyed out in the GUI,

this bug occurs only if the user selects the GTK2 GUI, by setting this 2 lines before the line "--launcher.appendVmargs" in file /usr/lib/eclipse/eclipse.ini :

--launcher.GTK_version
2

3 days ago the "internal web browser" was available even if the user chooses GTK2 GUI in eclipse, the bug has occured since a recent system update ( pacman -Syu ), during this update webkit2gtk package was updated, and also some others packages related to webkit, maybe it's the root cause of this bug,

I use JEE perspective in eclipse ( for tomcat server ),
the bug doesn't occur if GTK3 GUI mode is used in eclipse, something seems broken between webkit and GTK2,

I use plasma 5 ( kde )


Additional info:
* package version(s) eclipse-common 4.7.1.a-1, eclipse-java 4.7.1.a-1

* config and/or log files etc.


Steps to reproduce:
- set eclipse in "GTK2 mode" with the modification of /usr/lib/eclipse/eclipse.ini
- open a JEE perspective in eclipse
- you will notice that the "internal web browser" is disabled ( greyed out ) in the menu "window, preferences, general, web browser"
- in "GTK3 mode" ( default GUI in eclipse ) this bug doesn't occur
- this bug is probably due to a recent "pacman -Syu" and some package related to webkit
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Closed by  Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig)
Monday, 27 November 2017, 16:41 GMT
Reason for closing:  Won't fix
Comment by patrick (potomac) - Sunday, 26 November 2017, 16:34 GMT
If I run eclipse in debug mode with the GTK2 GUI I can see this message in the console :

!MESSAGE Internal browser is not available: No more handles [Unknown Mozilla path (MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME not set)]

see also this old bug report :

https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=359296
Comment by Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig) - Monday, 27 November 2017, 16:41 GMT
We no longer ship WebKit for Gtk 2. This will not change.

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