Plugin installation fails with no visible error

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1. Install Eclipse Indigo 3.7.1 (I tried Classic, EE or Java)
2. Install ADT and do PostInstallation Steps
3. Install PhoneGap Plugin

I expect the PhoneGap Icon to appear. Even with a new workspace, no Icon and no 
Wizzard is found.
.log is empty and Installation Details show:

Android *: 16.0.1
...
jQuery Mobile Licence: 1.2.6
...
PhoneGapForAndroid: 1.2.6

There was a simular topic in the forum with the same result on an OS X machine.
This is tested on Windows XP.

I can created working PhoneGap projects but would like to use the plugin as 
well.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 17 Jan 2012 at 2:28

[GoogleCodeExporter]

If you do File -> New -> Project... ?  Does "Phonegap for AndroidProject" 
and/or "Phonegap Wizards" show up?

Original comment by [email protected] on 17 Jan 2012 at 3:39

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No, even if i search for phone or gap.

Original comment by [email protected] on 17 Jan 2012 at 7:13

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Hmm. It sounds like you're doing everything right. I don't have easy access to 
XP, but would be surprised if that made a difference.

Do you have the following in the eclipse/plugins directory?

ls -l eclipse/plugins/*mds*
-rw-r--r--  1 paulb  staff  1155145 Dec 20 17:05 
eclipse/plugins/com.mds.apg_1.2.6.201112201653.jar

See also the first answer on this stackoverflow question:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2276932/subclipse-plugin-doesnt-work-in-eclip
se

Original comment by [email protected] on 17 Jan 2012 at 8:27

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Yes, I have the file.

Original comment by [email protected] on 18 Jan 2012 at 6:23

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See also this stackoverflow discussion and links from it. 
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2697882/plugins-installed-on-eclipse-not-visi
ble

Original comment by [email protected] on 7 Feb 2012 at 5:42

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I found a solution. 
I have Java 1.5 installed on the machine also. The required version in eclipse 
was set to 1.5.
It doesn't suffice to have Java 1.6 been set as installed JRE. 
But when I change the config.ini setting -Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.6 and 
start eclipse with the -vm parameter set to an 1.6 directory, the phonegap icon 
appears. 

Original comment by [email protected] on 7 Feb 2012 at 6:57

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Thanks for sharing the solution!

I'll leave the issue open to investigate if there is a way to not silently fail.

Original comment by [email protected] on 7 Feb 2012 at 3:45

• Changed state: Accepted