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error: couldn't execute binary file [message #1804037]

Sat, 16 March 2019 10:07

Eclipse User

Hi,
I installed eclipse 4.9.1 on Arch Linux from official repositories via pacman -S eclipse. I'm on a 32Bit system. Together with eclipse I installed Java.
Starting eclipse from the terminal I get the message:

/usr/bin/eclipse: Zeile 3: /usr/lib/eclipse/eclipse: Kann die Binärdatei nicht ausführen: Fehler im Format der Programmdatei
/usr/bin/eclipse: Zeile 3: /usr/lib/eclipse/eclipse: Erfolg

English:

/usr/bin/eclipse: row 3: /usr/lib/eclipse/eclipse: can not execute binary file: format error in program file
/usr/bin/eclipse: row 3: /usr/lib/eclipse/eclipse: Success

Nothing happens! What about Java. I have java 11 installed on my system

java -version
openjdk version "11.0.2" 2018-10-16
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 11.0.2+7)
OpenJDK Server VM (build 11.0.2+7, mixed mode)

Do I have to install version 8 or what else can I do to get it run?

Thx!

Re: error: couldn't execute binary file [message #1804040 is a reply to message #1804037]

Sat, 16 March 2019 10:35

Eclipse User

I'd suggest filing a bug in Arch's system as they're the ones who built and packaged that binary. Then, download the current version from download.eclipse.org.

Re: error: couldn't execute binary file [message #1804043 is a reply to message #1804040]

Sat, 16 March 2019 13:06

Eclipse User

Thank you for your quick response! Did I got you right, that there should be a current version on download.eclipse.org for 32Bit Linux? If so could you please point me to the correct site? I will see whether they can build an other version on Arch.

Re: error: couldn't execute binary file [message #1804051 is a reply to message #1804040]

Sat, 16 March 2019 16:27

Eclipse User

Nitin Dahyabhai wrote on Sat, 16 March 2019 16:35

I'd suggest filing a bug in Arch's system as they're the ones who built and packaged that binary. Then, download the current version from download.eclipse.org.

Are you sure?

It seems that the 32 bit Linux support is gone, and the OP is using a 32 bit system.

Re: error: couldn't execute binary file [message #1804061 is a reply to message #1804051]

Sun, 17 March 2019 00:40

Eclipse User

That's true, 4.9.0/2018-09 seems to be the last one that was built for 32-bit. I'm not sure there was an official 4.9.1 release.

Re: error: couldn't execute binary file [message #1804074 is a reply to message #1804061]

Sun, 17 March 2019 11:44

Eclipse User

well I think that the version I was installing is a 32Bit one because all mirrors I use to install software are pointing to archlinux32.

Re: error: couldn't execute binary file [message #1804076 is a reply to message #1804061]

Sun, 17 March 2019 12:30

Eclipse User

Nitin Dahyabhai wrote on Sun, 17 March 2019 06:40

That's true, 4.9.0/2018-09 seems to be the last one that was built for 32-bit. I'm not sure there was an official 4.9.1 release.

It seems that Photon (2018-06) is the last working 32-bit version. The September version commits suicide when run.

Any chance to get 32-bit Linux support back into platforms?

Re: error: couldn't execute binary file [message #1804087 is a reply to message #1804076]

Mon, 18 March 2019 01:52

Eclipse User

At this point, no, dropping the support was discussed on the cross-projects mailing list:

https://www.eclipse.org/lists/cross-project-issues-dev/msg15753.html

And the changes to remove the support are committed:

https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=536766

Unless some group with significant resource steps in to undo these changes and commits to long-term support for these things, then they are gone for good. I doubt any such group backed by the required long-term funding exists.

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