Unfortunately, the embedded version of Mozilla that GWT uses is a bit fragile when it comes to different Linux distros. I'd recommend that you give GWT Trunk or GWT 2.0 a try, as it does not use embedded Mozilla.
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 1:38 PM, Jeff Levesque <jeffreysleves...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi All, > I just started using GWT and I'm having some problems getting my GWT > project in Eclipse to run. I started by creating a new Web Application > Project, clicked the project and tried to run it but I'm getting this > error when it runs: > > The browser widget class could not be instantiated. > > [ERROR] The browser widget class could not be instantiated > org.eclipse.swt.SWTError: XPCOM error -2147221164 > at org.eclipse.swt.browser.Browser.error(Browser.java:1336) > at org.eclipse.swt.browser.Browser.<init>(Browser.java:236) > at com.google.gwt.dev.shell.BrowserWidget.<init>(BrowserWidget.java: > 257) > at com.google.gwt.dev.shell.moz.BrowserWidgetMoz.<init> > (BrowserWidgetMoz.java:103) > at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native > Method) > at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance > (NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:39) > at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance > (DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:27) > at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:513) > at com.google.gwt.dev.shell.PlatformSpecific.createBrowserWidget > (PlatformSpecific.java:107) > at com.google.gwt.dev.SwtHostedModeBase.openNewBrowserWindow > (SwtHostedModeBase.java:179) > at com.google.gwt.dev.SwtHostedModeBase.launchStartupUrls > (SwtHostedModeBase.java:162) > at com.google.gwt.dev.HostedModeBase.run(HostedModeBase.java:402) > at com.google.gwt.dev.HostedMode.main(HostedMode.java:232) > > I tried the same steps on WindowsXP (x86_64) and didn't encounter the > same problem. Any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > - Jeff > > Configuration: > Linux Kernel: 2.6.29.4-167.fc11.x86_64 > Eclipse 3.5.1 M20090917-0800 (I tried 32bit and 64bit) > Java jdk1.6.0_17 (tried 32bit and 64bit) > GWT 1.7.1 > Google App Engine 1.2.6 > Google Plugin 1.1.2 > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Web Toolkit" group. > To post to this group, send email to google-web-tool...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > google-web-toolkit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<google-web-toolkit%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Web Toolkit" group. To post to this group, send email to google-web-tool...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-web-toolkit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=.
