I recently changed my laptop and installed Debian 9. On my new machine, I get the following error message almost immediately after opening the Eclipse installer:
org.eclipse.swt.SWTError: No more handles at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:4725) at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:4614) at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:4585) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.error(Widget.java:532) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control.drawBackground(Control.java:235) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control.windowProc(Control.java:6800) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.windowProc(Display.java:6132) at org.eclipse.swt.internal.gtk.GTK._gtk_main_do_event(Native Method) at org.eclipse.swt.internal.gtk.GTK.gtk_main_do_event(GTK.java:4166) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.eventProc(Display.java:1429) at org.eclipse.swt.internal.gtk.OS._g_main_context_iteration(Native Method) at org.eclipse.swt.internal.gtk.OS.g_main_context_iteration(OS.java:1585) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:4661) at org.eclipse.oomph.setup.internal.installer.AbstractSimpleDialog.show(AbstractSimpleDialog.java:155) at org.eclipse.oomph.setup.internal.installer.InstallerApplication.run(InstallerApplication.java:250) at org.eclipse.oomph.setup.internal.installer.InstallerApplication.start(InstallerApplication.java:408) at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:203) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:137) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:107) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:400) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:255) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:660) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:597) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1468) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:1441)
When I download Eclipse (2019-06) without the installer, I can open Eclipse succesfully, but after the first click (in the text editor or in the toolbar), I get
Unhandled event loop exception No more handles
and then
Internal Error An SWTError has occured. You are recommended to exit the workbench. Subsequent errors may happen and may terminate the workbench without warning. See the .log file for more details.
Do you want to exit the workbench?
The logfile:
!SESSION 2019-07-02 16:32:14.505 ----------------------------------------------- eclipse.buildId=4.12.0.I20190605-1800 java.version=1.8.0_212 java.vendor=Oracle Corporation BootLoader constants: OS=linux, ARCH=x86_64, WS=gtk, NL=en_US Framework arguments: -product org.eclipse.epp.package.java.product Command-line arguments: -os linux -ws gtk -arch x86_64 -product org.eclipse.epp.package.java.product
This is a continuation of log file /home/xxxxx/eclipse-workspace/.metadata/.bak_0.log Created Time: 2019-07-02 16:32:42.144
!ENTRY org.eclipse.ui 4 0 2019-07-02 16:32:42.144 !MESSAGE Error occurred during status handling !STACK 0 org.eclipse.swt.SWTError: No more handles at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:4725) at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:4614) at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:4585) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.error(Widget.java:532) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control.drawBackground(Control.java:235) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control.windowProc(Control.java:6800) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.windowProc(Display.java:6132) at org.eclipse.swt.internal.gtk.GTK._gtk_main_do_event(Native Method) at org.eclipse.swt.internal.gtk.GTK.gtk_main_do_event(GTK.java:4166) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.eventProc(Display.java:1429) at org.eclipse.swt.internal.gtk.OS._g_main_context_iteration(Native Method) at org.eclipse.swt.internal.gtk.OS.g_main_context_iteration(OS.java:1585) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:4661) at org.eclipse.ui.statushandlers.WorkbenchErrorHandler.showStatusAdapter(WorkbenchErrorHandler.java:84) at org.eclipse.ui.statushandlers.WorkbenchErrorHandler.handle(WorkbenchErrorHandler.java:52) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.IDEWorkbenchErrorHandler.handle(IDEWorkbenchErrorHandler.java:105) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchErrorHandlerProxy.handle(WorkbenchErrorHandlerProxy.java:34) at org.eclipse.ui.statushandlers.StatusManager.handle(StatusManager.java:214) at org.eclipse.ui.statushandlers.StatusManager.handle(StatusManager.java:256) at org.eclipse.ui.statushandlers.StatusManager.handle(StatusManager.java:266) at org.eclipse.ui.application.WorkbenchAdvisor.eventLoopException(WorkbenchAdvisor.java:325) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ExceptionHandler.handleException(ExceptionHandler.java:65) at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.runEventLoop(Window.java:827) at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.open(Window.java:799) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.dialogs.AboutDialog.lambda$0(AboutDialog.java:134) at org.eclipse.swt.custom.BusyIndicator.showWhile(BusyIndicator.java:72) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.dialogs.AboutDialog.buttonPressed(AboutDialog.java:130) at org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.Dialog.lambda$0(Dialog.java:622) at org.eclipse.swt.events.SelectionListener$1.widgetSelected(SelectionListener.java:84) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.TypedListener.handleEvent(TypedListener.java:252) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:89) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.sendEvent(Display.java:5874) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1400) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Display.java:5138) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:4663) at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.runEventLoop(Window.java:823) at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.open(Window.java:799) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.about.AboutHandler.execute(AboutHandler.java:31) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.handlers.HandlerProxy.execute(HandlerProxy.java:283) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.handlers.E4HandlerProxy.execute(E4HandlerProxy.java:95) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498) at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.di.MethodRequestor.execute(MethodRequestor.java:58) at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.di.InjectorImpl.invokeUsingClass(InjectorImpl.java:320) at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.di.InjectorImpl.invoke(InjectorImpl.java:254) at org.eclipse.e4.core.contexts.ContextInjectionFactory.invoke(ContextInjectionFactory.java:173) at org.eclipse.e4.core.commands.internal.HandlerServiceHandler.execute(HandlerServiceHandler.java:156) at org.eclipse.core.commands.Command.executeWithChecks(Command.java:498) at org.eclipse.core.commands.ParameterizedCommand.executeWithChecks(ParameterizedCommand.java:488) at org.eclipse.e4.core.commands.internal.HandlerServiceImpl.executeHandler(HandlerServiceImpl.java:213) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.handlers.LegacyHandlerService.executeCommand(LegacyHandlerService.java:392) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.actions.CommandAction.runWithEvent(CommandAction.java:142) at org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.handleWidgetSelection(ActionContributionItem.java:580) at org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.lambda$4(ActionContributionItem.java:412) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:89) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.sendEvent(Display.java:5874) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1400) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Display.java:5138) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:4663) at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine$5.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:1173) at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:338) at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:1062) at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.E4Workbench.createAndRunUI(E4Workbench.java:155) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.lambda$3(Workbench.java:635) at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:338) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Workbench.java:559) at org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(PlatformUI.java:150) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEApplication.start(IDEApplication.java:155) at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:203) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:137) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:107) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:400) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:255) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:660) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:597) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1468) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:1441)
I read everything I could find and tried the solutions as far as possible, but nothing worked for me so far. Especially, I tried the solutions from these threads: eclipse org.eclipse.swt.SWTError: No more handles https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2018553/swt-no-more-handles
I have no plugins installed, no hardware setup with several monitors and the error is not associated with any program I wrote myself (I could not even manage to open a file). I could not change the editor to window builder as proposed here (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15594590/eclipse-bug-unhandled-event-loop-exception-no-more-handles ) because Eclipse crashes too fast.
Any help will be greatly apreciated!
