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IBM Rational ClearQuest Eclipse Client crashes on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8 or above when starting

Troubleshooting


Problem

IBM Rational ClearQuest Eclipse Client crashes on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.8 or above during start-up.

Symptom

When starting the IBM Rational ClearQuest Eclipse Client on RHEL 6.8 or above, the client will crash.

Cause

Required 32bit GTK libraries are not installed on RHEL 6.8 or above.

Resolving The Problem

Add the following lines to the location_installation/clearquest/rcp/clearquest.ini file:
-Dorg.eclipse.swt.internal.gtk.disablePrinting
-Dorg.eclipse.swt.internal.gtk.useCairo=false
-Dorg.eclipse.swt.internal.gtk.cairoGraphics=false

Usually the default value for location_installation will be /opt/ibm/RationalSDLC/.

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Document Information

Modified date:
15 June 2020

UID

swg22000151