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[jfanj <john.fanjoy@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi, I am running Ubuntu 9.10 64bit and I have this same error if I try
to add software sources to eclipse.  Trying to devleop php in eclipse
but I can't install PDT.  Program closes with same error message.

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Eclipse crashes on Help -> Install New Software... -> Anything Done Here
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/483882
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Bug description:
I am running:

Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala 64 Bit.  All packages are up to date.

uname -a
Linux MyHost 2.6.31-14-generic #48-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 16 14:05:01 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux

java version "1.6.0_0"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea6 1.6.1) (6b16-1.6.1-3ubuntu1)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 14.0-b16, mixed mode)

Error:
#
# A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:
#
#  SIGSEGV (0xb) at pc=0x00007f3761360f7a, pid=31245, tid=139876503640336
#
# JRE version: 6.0-b16
# Java VM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (14.0-b16 mixed mode linux-amd64 )
# Distribution: Ubuntu 9.10, package 6b16-1.6.1-3ubuntu1
# Problematic frame:
# C  [libpango-1.0.so.0+0x24f7a]  pango_layout_new+0x2a
#
# An error report file with more information is saved as:
# /home/csherrell/Downloads/eclipse/hs_err_pid31245.log
#
# If you would like to submit a bug report, please include
# instructions how to reproduce the bug and visit:
#   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/
# The crash happened outside the Java Virtual Machine in native code.
# See problematic frame for where to report the bug.
#

I installed eclipse and wanted to install CDT and some other tools so I went to:

Help -> Install New Software... -> Add
Name: Eclipse Galileo Release
Location: http://download.eclipse.org/releases/galileo
Clicked OK.
Added: Eclipse C/C++ Development Tools
Clicked Next
Clicked Next
Clicked Accept
Clicked Finished.
Then Eclipse Crashed

Restarted Eclipse...
Window -> Open Perspective -> Other
No C/C++ Perspective
Clicked Cancel
File -> New -> Other -> Cancel
Then Eclipse Crashed

Restarted Eclipse...
Help -> Install New Software... -> Cancel
Then Eclipse Crashed

When to: http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/
Downloaded: Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers 64 Bit.
Waited...And Waited...And Waited...
tar zxvf eclipse-cpp-galileo-SR1-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz
cd eclipse/
Crossed my fingers...
./eclipse
Help -> Install New Software... -> Cancel
Then Eclipse Crashed

Currently I am not able to use eclipse for C/C++ development.