sharpen The activator sharpen.core.Sharpen for bundle sharpen.core is invalid

Question

Am trying to run Sharpen to convert some Java code to c#. Below is the detail of the instruction I am following, environment and problem statement.

Instruction followed:

Environment:

Eclipse 4.2.0
JDK 1.7 (jdk1.7.0_03)

Problem:

I am able to set up the project in Eclipse and run the build file to convert the code. While executing the target "sharpen-docs" of the build file it errors out with the following message in the eclipse configuration log.

Any help will be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 2 0 2012-07-31 13:23:04.507

!MESSAGE
!STACK 0 org.osgi.framework.BundleException: The activator sharpen.core.Sharpen for bundle sharpen.core is invalid at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.AbstractBundle.loadBundleActivator(AbstractBundle.java:172) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl.start(BundleContextImpl.java:679) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleHost.startWorker(BundleHost.java:381) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.AbstractBundle.start(AbstractBundle.java:300) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.util.SecureAction.start(SecureAction.java:440) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.setLazyTrigger(BundleLoader.java:263) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleHost.loadClass(BundleHost.java:236) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.AbstractBundle.loadClass(AbstractBundle.java:1212) at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.osgi.RegistryStrategyOSGI.createExecutableExtension(RegistryStrategyOSGI.java:174) at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.ExtensionRegistry.createExecutableExtension(ExtensionRegistry.java:905) at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.ConfigurationElement.createExecutableExtension(ConfigurationElement.java:243) at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.ConfigurationElementHandle.createExecutableExtension(ConfigurationElementHandle.java:55) at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:191) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:110) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:79) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:353) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:180) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:629) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:584) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1438) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:1414) at org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:34) Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: sharpen.core.Sharpen at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClassInternal(BundleLoader.java:501) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:421) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:412) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.baseadaptor.DefaultClassLoader.loadClass(DefaultClassLoader.java:107) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:356) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.loadClass(BundleLoader.java:340) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleHost.loadClass(BundleHost.java:229) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.AbstractBundle.loadBundleActivator(AbstractBundle.java:165) ... 25 more Root exception: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: sharpen.core.Sharpen at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClassInternal(BundleLoader.java:501) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:421) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:412) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.baseadaptor.DefaultClassLoader.loadClass(DefaultClassLoader.java:107) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:356) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.loadClass(BundleLoader.java:340) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleHost.loadClass(BundleHost.java:229) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.AbstractBundle.loadBundleActivator(AbstractBundle.java:165) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl.start(BundleContextImpl.java:679) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleHost.startWorker(BundleHost.java:381) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.AbstractBundle.start(AbstractBundle.java:300) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.util.SecureAction.start(SecureAction.java:440) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.setLazyTrigger(BundleLoader.java:263) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleHost.loadClass(BundleHost.java:236) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.AbstractBundle.loadClass(AbstractBundle.java:1212) at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.osgi.RegistryStrategyOSGI.createExecutableExtension(RegistryStrategyOSGI.java:174) at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.ExtensionRegistry.createExecutableExtension(ExtensionRegistry.java:905) at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.ConfigurationElement.createExecutableExtension(ConfigurationElement.java:243) at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.ConfigurationElementHandle.createExecutableExtension(ConfigurationElementHandle.java:55) at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:191) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:110) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:79) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:353) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:180) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:629) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:584) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1438) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:1414) at org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:34)

!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 4 0 2012-07-31 13:23:04.737 !MESSAGE Application error !STACK 1 org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException: Plug-in sharpen.core was unable to load class sharpen.core.SharpenApplication. at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.osgi.RegistryStrategyOSGI.throwException(RegistryStrategyOSGI.java:194) at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.osgi.RegistryStrategyOSGI.createExecutableExtension(RegistryStrategyOSGI.java:176) at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.ExtensionRegistry.createExecutableExtension(ExtensionRegistry.java:905) at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.ConfigurationElement.createExecutableExtension(ConfigurationElement.java:243) at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.ConfigurationElementHandle.createExecutableExtension(ConfigurationElementHandle.java:55) at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:191) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:110) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:79) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:353) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:180) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:629) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:584) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1438) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:1414) at org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:34) Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: sharpen.core.SharpenApplication at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClassInternal(BundleLoader.java:501) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:421) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:412) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.baseadaptor.DefaultClassLoader.loadClass(DefaultClassLoader.java:107) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:356) at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.loadClass(BundleLoader.java:340) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleHost.loadClass(BundleHost.java:229) at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.AbstractBundle.loadClass(AbstractBundle.java:1212) at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.osgi.RegistryStrategyOSGI.createExecutableExtension(RegistryStrategyOSGI.java:174) ... 17 more

Which instructions have you followed in most detail? I believe Paul's instructions should be sufficient, I have found little to no use of the Versant instructions. Are you using the JAR from the NGit project or have you built it yourself from Lluis Sanchez' code? Using the prebuilt JAR is probably easiest. I also think there have been issues with Java 7; try referencing the Java 6 SDK in your conversion project to see if this provides a sufficient workaround. — Anders Gustafsson
Yes, I did follow Paul's instruction and used the JAR from NGit project. After installing JAVA the problem magically disappeared :) .. thanks for pointing towards that. — Back to Roots

Back to Roots Back to Roots · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-03T17:26:19

For the records:

The problem got resolved after I install Java 6 .. thanks Anders for pointing towards this.

sharpen The activator sharpen.core.Sharpen for bundle sharpen.core is invalid

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