STS 2.7.1 - ROO shell not starting or showing null

[droidment]

I am trying to create a ROO project on STS 2.7.1. If I use the menu Create new roo project, a project is created with nothing but a single dependency to JRE System library.No other folders, files.

If I try using Roo Shell, I get a null..

[droidment]

In Window 7, when ROO starts up for the first time, it creates a cache folder and the user under which STS runs did not have permissions to create or write a file.I moved the ROO folder to the root folder and changed the folder permissions to Full Control for Authenticated Users. It works now.

Droidment

[Martin Lippert]

Thanks for sharing your solution with us!!! And glad to hear that you solved the problem!!!
But I think the tooling should at least tell you that it failed to write that cache files. I will put that on our backlog.

Cheers,
-Martin

[MikeOliverAZ]

In Window 7, when ROO starts up for the first time, it creates a cache folder and the user under which STS runs did not have permissions to create or write a file.I moved the ROO folder to the root folder and changed the folder permissions to Full Control for Authenticated Users. It works now.

Droidment

Even an adminsitrator will have trouble installing in the default location under "Program Files" I installed the whole thing in another location outside the Program Files folder and all works great. You can even reinstall into another folder and your workspace will be retained, simple easy.

[tiktak]

I have the same problem in ubuntu. what should i do to fix it?
i can start roo with "roo.sh" script, but not in the sts roo shell.

[MiB]

investigate the permissions set for the roo directory an related directories within the springsource directory.

[tiktak]

unfortunately it didn't help at all.
I gave springsource folder and all subfolders and files (including roo folder, workspace) all permissions.
Tried to install sts in root folder and start it from root (with all permissions to folder and subfolders/files),
Nothing helps.

[MiB]

OK, Have you checked your logs for what happens when you try and startup Roo from within STS?

[tiktak]

The problem was in jdk 7.
I'd reinstalled sts with jdk 6, and roo shell started correctly!

[Martin Lippert]

This is a know problem with Spring Roo and got fixed for STS 2.8.0. So running STS 2.8.0.M1 or M2 will allow you to use Spring Roo from within STS when running JDK 7.

Cheers,
-Martin