Eclipse 4 RCP Deployment applicationXMI argument missing

Question

I'm trying to export an Eclipse 4 RCP application that works when I run it through Eclipse but breaks when I try and deploy it.

I found a solution to the problem here but when I look at the build.properties file it does not show what is included in the export. It shows Binary Build and Source Build. I checked the Application.e4xmi file for both and it doesn't seem to have an effect.

My build.properties file looks like this:

output.. = bin/
bin.includes = META-INF/,\
               .,\
               plugin.xml,\
               Application.e4xmi,\
               icons/,\
               css/default.css
source.. = src/
jars.compile.order = .

Here is the stack trace:

!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 4 0 2014-02-17 09:08:01.795
!MESSAGE Application error
!STACK 1
org.eclipse.core.runtime.AssertionFailedException: null argument:applicationXMI argument missing
    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.Assert.isNotNull(Assert.java:85)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.E4Application.loadApplicationModel(E4Application.java:342)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.E4Application.createE4Workbench(E4Application.java:238)
    at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.E4Application.start(E4Application.java:144)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:196)
    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:110)
    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:79)
    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:354)
    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:181)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:636)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:591)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1450)

Here is my plugin.xml file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<plugin>

   <extension
         id="product"
         point="org.eclipse.core.runtime.products">
      <product
            name="GraphRCP"
            application="org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.swt.E4Application">
         <property
               name="applicationCSS"
               value="platform:/plugin/GraphRCP/css/default.css">
         </property>
         <property
               name="appName"
               value="GraphRCP">
         </property>
         <property
               name="applicationXMI"
               value="GraphRCP/Application.e4xmi">
         </property>
      </product>
   </extension>

</plugin>

I initially had the value as graphrcp/Application.e4xmi this broke even launching it in Eclipse. I fixed it to GraphRCP/Application.e4xmi but it still won't run after export.

GraphRCP.product file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?pde version="3.5"?>

<product name="GraphRCP" uid="graphrcp" id="GraphRCP.product" application="org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.swt.E4Application" version="0.0.1" useFeatures="false" includeLaunchers="true">

   <configIni use="default">
   </configIni>

   <launcherArgs>
      <programArgs>-clearPersistedState</programArgs>
      <vmArgsMac>-XstartOnFirstThread -Dorg.eclipse.swt.internal.carbon.smallFonts</vmArgsMac>
   </launcherArgs>

   <windowImages/>

   <launcher>
      <solaris/>
      <win useIco="false">
         <bmp/>
      </win>
   </launcher>

   <vm>
   </vm>

   <plugins>
      <plugin id="com.ibm.icu"/>
      <plugin id="my.com.jav.allinone"/>
      <plugin id="javax.annotation"/>
      <plugin id="javax.inject"/>
      <plugin id="javax.xml"/>
      <plugin id="org.apache.batik.css"/>
      <plugin id="org.apache.batik.util"/>
      <plugin id="org.apache.batik.util.gui"/>
      <plugin id="org.apache.commons.io"/>
      <plugin id="org.apache.commons.lang"/>
      <plugin id="org.apache.commons.logging"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.birt.jetty.overlay" fragment="true"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.core.commands"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.core.contenttype"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.core.databinding"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.core.databinding.beans"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.core.databinding.property"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.core.expressions"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.core.filesystem"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.core.filesystem.aix.ppc" fragment="true"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.core.filesystem.hpux.ia64_32" fragment="true"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.core.filesystem.linux.ppc" fragment="true"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.core.filesystem.linux.x86" fragment="true"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.core.filesystem.linux.x86_64" fragment="true"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.core.filesystem.macosx" fragment="true"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.core.filesystem.solaris.sparc" fragment="true"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.core.filesystem.win32.x86" fragment="true"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.core.filesystem.win32.x86_64" fragment="true"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.core.jobs"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.core.resources"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.core.resources.win32.x86" fragment="true"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.core.runtime"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.core.runtime.compatibility.registry" fragment="true"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.e4.core.commands"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.e4.core.contexts"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.e4.core.contexts.source"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.e4.core.di"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.e4.core.di.extensions"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.e4.core.services"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.e4.core.services.source"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.e4.ui.bindings"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.e4.ui.css.core"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.e4.ui.css.swt"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.e4.ui.css.swt.theme"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.e4.ui.di"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.e4.ui.di.source"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.e4.ui.model.workbench"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.e4.ui.services"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.e4.ui.services.source"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.e4.ui.widgets"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.addons.swt"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt.cocoa"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.swt"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench3"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.emf.common"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.emf.databinding"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.emf.ecore"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.emf.ecore.change"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.emf.ecore.xmi"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.equinox.app"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.equinox.common"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.equinox.concurrent"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.equinox.ds"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.equinox.event"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.equinox.preferences"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.equinox.registry"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.equinox.util"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.equinox.weaving.hook" fragment="true"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.jface"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.jface.databinding"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.osgi"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.osgi.compatibility.state"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.osgi.services"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.swt"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.swt.carbon.macosx" fragment="true"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.swt.cocoa.macosx" fragment="true"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.swt.cocoa.macosx.x86_64" fragment="true"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.ppc" fragment="true"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.ppc64" fragment="true"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.s390" fragment="true"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.s390x" fragment="true"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.x86" fragment="true"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.swt.gtk.linux.x86_64" fragment="true"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.swt.gtk.solaris.sparc" fragment="true"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.swt.gtk.solaris.x86" fragment="true"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.swt.motif.aix.ppc" fragment="true"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.swt.motif.hpux.ia64_32" fragment="true"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.swt.motif.linux.x86" fragment="true"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.swt.motif.solaris.sparc" fragment="true"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.swt.photon.qnx.x86" fragment="true"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.swt.win32.win32.x86" fragment="true"/>
      <plugin id="org.eclipse.swt.win32.win32.x86_64" fragment="true"/>
      <plugin id="org.w3c.css.sac"/>
      <plugin id="org.w3c.dom.events"/>
      <plugin id="org.w3c.dom.smil"/>
      <plugin id="org.w3c.dom.svg"/>
   </plugins>


</product>

Answer 1

The Binary build is used for the export.

This error is complaining that there is no value for the applicationXMI property in the org.eclipse.core.runtime.products extension point in the plugin.xml.

Something like:

<extension
     id="product"
     point="org.eclipse.core.runtime.products">
  <product
        name="%product.name"
        application="org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.swt.E4Application">
     <property
           name="applicationXMI"
           value="your plugin id/Application.e4xmi">
     </property>
     ... other properties
  </product>
</extension>