Seems to be since updating Aptana 3.4 (3.4.0.201304151603 to be precise) that it regularly freezes up - greys out and displays "Not responding".
It doesn't freeze up straight away, usually after editing and saving for a few minutes. Generally seems to freeze while editing code, usually PHP.
My log file did report issues with the Subversion plugin, but I've since removed this entirely and still face the same issues.
My OS is Windows 7 32-bit.
Any suggestions on how to remedy such problems in Aptana would be greatly appreciated as this renders it pretty useless :(.
Deleting the log file seems to work for me.
Its full of pretty useless stuff for a regular user anyway and when it gets too big - boom: not responding.
Try deleting the log file ( /[yourworkspace]/.metadata/.log ),
emptying your windows temp folder (C:\Users[your user name]\AppData\Local\Temp) and run aptana as an administrator (you can make this default behaviour by editing the properties of the task bar / start menu icon for Aptana)
Maybe a new version will come out with a fix for this OR the option to turn off logging completely. Its the log file causing this issue for sure.
Do you use a git repository? Mine is freezing, too, but when I rename the .git directory to something else, the freezing stops. I'm on Aptana Studio 3, build: 3.4.0.201304151603. It's very annoying because I do use git. I haven't been able to track down exactly what about the git integration is causing this.
So I have been having the same problem with Aptana Studio 3. I have followed this set of instructions found here:
http://youtu.be/RYobTLq_hms?list=UUtL_0WLPWmHZE_HcX48F96w
Or here are the instructions if you do not want a video to watch...
Goto www.JAVA.com/en/download/ and download the newest Java Runtime Environment
Open up C:\Users...\AppData\Local\Aptana Studio 3\AptanaStudio3.ini with anything but notepad (Open with WordPad or Notepad++)
BEFORE the -vmargs line add:
-vm
C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7\bin\javaw.exe
... then SAVE and CLOSE
4 . Finally open Aptana Studio 3. Now your problem should be solved and Aptana should be pointing to the newest version of JAVA.
I hope that this fix helps you as much as it has helped me!
Deleting the log file didn't work for me, but when viewing the log file, it talked about
The workspace exited with unsaved changes in the previous session; refreshing workspace to recover changes.
So I deleted the workspace file (/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/workbench.xml) which just stores what files you had open when you closed the application and the problem was installed solved (with seeminly no unexpected side-effects)
I still have this problem. It seems more often than not it hangs on startup. Win 7 64bit. One time I deleted the .metadata folder, then recreated a blank one it it worked. but it no longer works. One time I rebooted the system and it worked. The fix that works 1 time doesn't the next.
Adding the lines:
-vm
C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\*javaversion*\bin\
to the .ini file:
C:\Users\*youruser*\AppData\Roaming\Appcelerator\Aptana Studio\AptanaStudio3.ini
solved the freezing issue for me.
I found this site which details iCloud a bit more, on it, it talks about .CDT files and how they can be 'unzipped' and read as a .plist. As I am having issues with iCloud I thought I could at least see what was in them and see what exactly is being uploaded.
However, when right-clicking on the .CDT files there is no option to unzip them, nor do they open in Xcode.
Thanks for any replies!
They're zip files all right, but the cdt extension makes Mac OS X think they're something else. You can either
Copy them somewhere and change the "cdt" extension to "zip", or
Unzip them at the command line, using "unzip".
They contain a binary property list file named "contents".
I have been reading the forums and so far none of the solutions suggested works for me. I'm running Xcode 4.4.1 and testing in iPhone 5.1 simulator. The simulator won't open the apps anymore and I'm getting the above error. Any thoughts or solutions pls?
Go to IOS Simulator tool bar and click Reset Content and Settings...
I've met the same problem
1.you can delete the App directy under
~/Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/6.0/Applications
and ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData
2.then you can start Xcode ; in the menubar you can find Project -> Clean
EDIT: before copy/pasting 1 above change the Simulator Version to what
you are using!
Click on Simulator and reset the simulator by going to the “iOS Simulator” main menu and choose “Reset Content and Settings…
Back in XCode, choose the menu "Product" > "Edit Scheme". On the left menu panel, click on "Run _Your_Project_Name_.app" > "Run _Your_Project_Name.app". The info display on the right should have the "Debug Process As" radio button picked as "Me (your-user-name)". If not, make sure you do not login as root. On Stackoverflow there are many reports of running as root will have problems
Next, still in Xcode, go to the menu "Window" > "Organizer". On the top menu, click on "Projects". Go ahead and delete "Derived Data".
Finally, go to "~/Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/6.0/Applications" and delete everything that’s in there
Finally, I found out the problem was I had a folder called "resources" that I used to store all my images. When I changed the name of the folder to something less likely to be used by XCode somewhere else, I did the whole delete derived data/clean/restart XCode and it worked!
Nothing from mentioned above helped me.
But as I found that few moments before, I (or some other entity) had somehow removed records from my /etc/hosts file and I got the same error.
You should check whether you have in your /etc/hosts file the line "127.0.0.1 localhost".
As this line is missing, the LLDB debugger is generating issues.
So just add 127.0.0.1 if you have it missing in your /etc/hosts.
This helped me!
Delete the app on the iOS simulator.
It works for me.
Reset Simulator and quit simulator then Rebuild-Run.Its works for me
Cleaning (either deleting folders, or Product->Clean) did not worked.
I saw that in my .plist the bundle id had been removed. Thanks to git. I checkouted-- the file, and bam! deployed to simulator no problem.
Just sharing...
Sometimes this problem arises from having two targets in a project, both using the same bundle identifier but building products with distinct names.
Deleting the application on the device/simulator solves the problem, as it has been said earlier.
This happend to me after changing the Product name.
After resetting the simulator, cleaning the project, and restarting XCode, nothing worked. After shutting down and restarting the simulator everything worked as expected.
I guess there exists someone who is in case the matter happens only in a project, not in every project and failed to resolve the matter after doing a lot of solutions posted on this Question page, such as 'deleting the App directy under ~/Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/6.0/Applications and ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData', 'Cleaning all the logs by doing Project -> Clean' and 'Cleaning all the log and contents in the iOS Simulator Menu' and anything else.
Yes, I also finally failed to resolve that.
For you, It might be a solution if you are in the problem I mentioned above:
Create a new project with a similar name, and copy and paste all of your classes and resourse files existing in your previous project folder to the new one and link the references between your new project and the copied files in Xcode.
Then, clean the build logs by pressing 'Shift + Command + K'.
In my case, this made me able to continue my work...
My App didn't have a proper BundleID after deleting some xcconfig files.
I had the same problem and I found that you can't be using the root account on your Mac. If you are logged in as root you are not able to attach process to the Simulator. You have to be logged in as a different account.
Every time I have this issue (that is quite often actualy), I uninstall the app from the simulator (like a user would on the device) and do a clean on XCode. Next build and run works.
I can also reset the simulator content and settings to make it work but this seems like using a bazooka to kill a fly.
This also happens if you prepare your file for enterprise distribution and end up saving the resulting .ipa and .plist in the project directory, thus overwriting your project plist. When that happens you'll know because the version information and main window in your project configuration will be blanked. If this happens restore your old plist from source control... and save your product files elsewhere !
This happens when you switch between versions of xcode.
Simple solution is to quit xcode and simulator.
Relaunch xcode and at the same time clean the simulator befor running. This should solve the problem.
I had this problem because I had another user on the same machine running the iOS simulator. Logging in as the other user and quitting the simulator (and Xcode) solved it in my case.
Step1: ping
$ ping localhost
This should return something like
PING localhost (127.0.0.1): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=0.028 ms
64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.048 ms
...
If this works, this answer won't fix your problem, try something else.
If ping return something else for example: ping: cannot resolve localhost: Unknown host something is screwed up with your /etc/hosts file, go to Step 2
Step2: Check /etc/hosts
Check that the top of your /etc/hosts file looks like this
127.0.0.1 localhost
255.255.255.255 broadcasthost
::1 localhost
fe80::1%lo0 localhost
If it doesn't have these entries in the file, enter them at the top of the file, flush the dns cache using $ dscacheutil -flushcache and go back to Step 1, otherwise continue to Step 3.
Step3: Correct File Format: It should be unix or LF *
$ file /etc/hosts
This should return: /etc/hosts: ASCII English text
If it returns something like /etc/hosts: ASCII English text, with CR line terminators then the file is in the wrong format and is likely being ignored.
Change the file line endings to unix or LF using your favorite text editor.
In Sublime Text 2 this can be done throught the view menue: View > Line Endings > Unix
Flush the dns cache ($ dscacheutil -flushcache) and go back to step 1
Embarrassing late-night moment, but just for completeness... when you click "reset content and settings" on the emulator, of course the big blue default button says "DON'T reset", and the little white other button says "reset". If you're not paying attention it can be quite difficult to remember to read the buttons. I can't believe I'm admitting this but hey, happens to us all (right? :))
I restart the simulator and it worked for me
Some times it happens because you have two projects with same name. Try this:
go to xCode preference choose location and click on DerivedData delete the DerivedData
Reset and force Quit Simulator
Force Quit The Xcode and restart
If it has not worked than restart your PC.
and another one for the record: (none of the suggestions worked for me)
Mountain Lion: XCode 4.6.3
I moved the whole Application to Trash and deleted following other folders
/Users/[USERNAME]/Library/Developer
/Users/[USERNAME]/Library/Caches/com.apple.dt.XCode
/Users/[USERNAME]/Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator
reboot System and reinstall XCode
I'm on Mac OS X, and I just installed a secondary drive, onto which I placed my user's home directory.
Now, when I launch Aptana/Titanium Studio, it says that specified workspace cannot be created because directory is either invalid or read-only.
What I guess that it's looking after the old file path.
In what file can I change to the new workspace location?
Thanks!
Found a workaround.
I simply added a symbolic link into my users’ folder:
myusername -> /Volumes/Second/Home/
Voilà!
I had the same issue. I tried to change workspace to a read only location and then couldn't restart.
I searched the usual suspects for a pref file but can't find it. I suspect it's stored somewhere deep in the Eclipse framework files.
I solved it by executing
./AptanaStudio3 -data ~Home
from
~/Applications/Aptana Studio 3/AptanaStudio3.app/Contents/MacOS/
to reset Workspace to ~Home
Hope this helps a future seeker
Is Aptana/Titanium Studio closing after the workspace message or you can get to the preference menu? If so you can change the workspace location by going to
Aptana/Titanium Studio > Preferences > General > Startup and Shutdown > Workspaces
Then when you next start the application you will be asked for you workspace location and you can browse to the new location.
You should be able to change it using the config.ini file located at /Application/Titanium Studio/configuration/config.ini.
I have not had reason to do this for Titanium, but I have done in the past for Eclipse and as Titanium/Aptana are basically Eclipse spin offs this should work for them as well.
Just in case anyone faced the same problem and the answer didn't work. My problem was trivial. There was no free space on my HD! (only 2MB). If so, free some space and re-launch Aptana.
(I am wondering why the message was that vague. Why not to say "Free some space" and "free" me from wasting my time!)
I know this is old but I ended up here after copying my Aptana Studio 3 data to a new computer, and placing my Workspace in a different location, which gives the same error that the Workspace can't be opened.
If you installed into the default location (on Windows) and want to tell Aptana where you've moved your Workspace, the file where you can set the path is:
%HOMEPATH%\AppData\Roaming\Appcelerator\Aptana Studio\configuration\.settings\org.eclipse.ui.ide.prefs
I'm trying to switch from Dreamweaver to a real IDE and trying Aptana as a likely candidate, however i'm stuck on how to get it's FTP to behave the way it did in DW.
Basically when I open a file in a project, it needs to automatically download from the FTP connection, before opening it.
The Deployment Settings > Automatically Sync in Both Direction doesn't seem to work, the only option of those 3 that works is "Sync from my machine to remote", which basically uploads the file on save - which is great, but I also need it to download when I open the file as well.
Am I missing something?
Currently Aptana Studio does not run file synchronization on it's opening, only on save.
There is a ticket for this feature which you could vote for.
Alternatively, you should be able to open, edit and save files directly from FTP connection.