Hmm, it _was_ necessary for me in Feisty. My software versions:
# dpkg -l | egrep '(eclipse|gcj|subv|javahl)' | awk '{print $2"\t\t"$3}' eclipse 3.2.2-0ubuntu3 eclipse-jdt 3.2.2-0ubuntu3 eclipse-pde 3.2.2-0ubuntu3 eclipse-platform 3.2.2-0ubuntu3 eclipse-pydev 1.2.5-1ubuntu1 eclipse-rcp 3.2.2-0ubuntu3 eclipse-sdk 3.2.2-0ubuntu3 eclipse-source 3.2.2-0ubuntu3 gcj-4.1-base 4.1.2-0ubuntu5 java-gcj-compat 1.0.65-8ubuntu3 kdesdk-kio-plugins 3.5.6-0ubuntu2 kdesvn 0.7.2-2build2 libgcj-common 4.1.2-1ubuntu1 libgcj7 4.1.0-1ubuntu8 libgcj7-0 4.1.2-0ubuntu5 libgcj7-awt 4.1.2-0ubuntu5 libgcj7-jar 4.1.2-0ubuntu5 libsvn-javahl 1.4.3dfsg1-1ubuntu1 python-subversion 1.4.3dfsg1-1ubuntu1 subversion 1.4.3dfsg1-1ubuntu1 subversion-tools 1.4.3dfsg1-1ubuntu1 websvn 1.61-19 -- Startup options cause eclipse to crash when "subclipse" is used https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/69499 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs