how do i resolve old eclipse version crashing on open?

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so im trying to get an older version of eclipse but when i lauchh i just get this error in the logs:

!SESSION 2021-12-04 17:55:27.808 -----------------------------------------------
eclipse.buildId=I20090611-1540
java.version=1.8.0_301
java.vendor=Oracle Corporation
BootLoader constants: OS=win32, ARCH=x86_64, WS=win32, NL=pt_BR
Command-line arguments:  -os win32 -ws win32 -arch x86_64

!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 4 0 2021-12-04 17:55:29.106
!MESSAGE Application error
!STACK 1
java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
    at com.ibm.icu.text.Collator.<clinit>(Collator.java:946)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEWorkbenchAdvisor.initialize(IDEWorkbenchAdvisor.java:206)
    at org.eclipse.ui.application.WorkbenchAdvisor.internalBasicInitialize(WorkbenchAdvisor.java:188)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$26.runWithException(Workbench.java:1351)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.StartupThreading$StartupRunnable.run(StartupThreading.java:31)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.RunnableLock.run(RunnableLock.java:35)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Synchronizer.runAsyncMessages(Synchronizer.java:134)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runAsyncMessages(Display.java:3855)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3476)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runUI(Workbench.java:2316)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.access$4(Workbench.java:2221)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$5.run(Workbench.java:500)
    at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:332)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Workbench.java:493)
    at org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(PlatformUI.java:149)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEApplication.start(IDEApplication.java:113)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:194)
    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:368)
    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:179)
    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:559)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:514)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1311)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Invalid version number: Version number may be negative or greater than 255
    at com.ibm.icu.util.VersionInfo.getInstance(VersionInfo.java:191)
    at com.ibm.icu.impl.ICUDebug.getInstanceLenient(ICUDebug.java:65)
    at com.ibm.icu.impl.ICUDebug.<clinit>(ICUDebug.java:69)
    ... 28 more

i tried searching it on youtube and google but it came with useless results can someone help me?

any special reason you want to use an older version of eclipse? with many possibilities, if your Operating System has performed updates recently. — chickity china chinese chicken, Dec 04 '21 at 21:11
How are you starting eclipse? from the original Start menu launcher? Desktop shortcut? Have you tried reinstalling that older version of eclipse from the installer executable? — chickity china chinese chicken, Dec 04 '21 at 21:12
Java 6 would have been the current version of Java when Eclipse 3.5.0 was released, it may need to be run with that. — greg-449, Dec 04 '21 at 21:50

howlger · Answer 1 · 2021-12-04T23:19:39.700

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A bug in the com.ibm.icu plugin/bundle prevents you running Eclipse Galileo (3.5) with Java 8 update 301 (version: 1.8.0_301) which only occurs when the update is greater than 255.

As workaround you might run your retro Eclipse with a retro Java like jdk8u252-b09.1. Please note that such old software contains known vulnerabilities.

edited Dec 04 '21 at 23:19

answered Dec 04 '21 at 22:16

howlger

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 04 '21 at 21:12

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i don't know the ecipse version you are trying to launch, but at a first sight, it seems that the eclipse version is too old to run under java 8. Try an older java version too or a newer eclipse version

answered Dec 04 '21 at 21:12

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The build id says it is Eclipse 3.5.0 (Galileo) and, yes, it probably is too old to run with Java 8 – greg-449 Dec 04 '21 at 21:18

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