java crash on amd64 when switching to java perspective in eclipse

[Sean McNeil]

On Mon, 2006-02-06 at 17:24 +0200, Panagiotis Astithas wrote:
> Sean McNeil wrote:
> > Got the following:
> > 
> > #
> > # An unexpected error has been detected by HotSpot Virtual Machine:
> > #
> > #  SIGSEGV (0xb) at pc=0x00000008055aa9df, pid=56131, tid=0x133d000
> > #
> > # Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM
> > (1.5.0-p2-root_02_feb_2006_13_05 mixed mode)
> > # Problematic frame:
> > # J
> > org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.parser.Scanner.jumpOverMethodBody()V
> > #
> > # An error report file with more information is saved as
> > hs_err_pid56131.log
> > #
> > # If you would like to submit a bug report, please write
> > # a letter to freebsd-java at FreeBSD.org mailing list
> 
> I did some research. There is a comment with a workaround at the bottom 
> of this page:
> 
> http://wbeaton.blogspot.com/2005/09/eclipse-in-64-bits.html

Panagiotis,

You found my issue.  The ~/.hotspot_compiler work-around in this link
has resolved my crash.

It would be nice to get update 6 incorporated into ports as soon as
possible.  Random crashes are inevitable with the current JVM until this
bug fix is in place.

Cheers,
Sean