[Eclipse] org.osgi.framework.BundleException: Could not find bundle: org.eclipse.equinox.console

With Eclipse Kepler 4.3.1 SR1, you must switch to Apache Felix Gogo.

With latest Eclipse Kepler 4.3.1 SR1, I tried to run one of my older OSGi projects. Earlier this project was running smoothly with Eclipse Indigo (3.7.1).

However, when I tried to execute it via Eclipse Kepler version as a "OSGI Framework" configuration; I was surprised since it showed an exception as org.osgi.framework.BundleException: Could not find bundle: org.eclipse.equinox.console .

Below is the complete stack-trace.

!SESSION date time -----------------------------------------------
eclipse.buildId=unknown
java.version=1.6.0_26
java.vendor=Sun Microsystems Inc.
BootLoader constants: OS=linux, ARCH=x86, WS=gtk, NL=en_US
Command-line arguments:  -dev file:$Location/dev.properties -os linux 
                         -ws gtk -arch x86 -consoleLog -console

!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 4 0 date time
!MESSAGE Could not find bundle: org.eclipse.equinox.console
!STACK 0
org.osgi.framework.BundleException: Could not find bundle: org.eclipse.equinox.console
 at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.ConsoleManager.checkForConsoleBundle(ConsoleManager.java:211)
 at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.startup(EclipseStarter.java:298)
 at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:177)
 at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
 at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
 at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
 at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
 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)
 at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:1426)

Solution

A quick look into the details revealed that the default shell of Eclipse has been moved to "Apache Felix Gogo"; so the necessary bundles must be added to the "Run Configuration" before running. Followings are the four bundled that you need to select from the list.

org.apache.felix.gogo.command_0.10.0v<version>.jar
org.apache.felix.gogo.runtime_0.10.0v<version>.jar
org.apache.felix.gogo.shell_0.10.0v<version>.jar
org.eclipse.equinox.console_1.0.100<version>.jar

After adding these as shown in the above diagram, the program runs smoothly.

For more details on the changes on OSGi shell, please refer here.