Fails to start up on startup on Ubuntu 18.04 "Unrecognised option: -Xincgc"
Bug #1772244 reported by
James Turner
This bug affects 3 people
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| freecol (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
High
|
Unassigned | ||
| Bionic |
Triaged
|
High
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Ubuntu release: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Mate)
Package version: freecol 0.11.6+dfsg-2
Expected behaviour:
- Run the command "freecol"
- Game launches
Actual behaviour:
Game crashes, displaying the following error message:
Unrecognized option: -Xincgc
Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine.
Error: A fatal exception has occurred. Program will exit.
This is triggered by the final line of /usr/games/freecol, which launches Java, specifying the -Xincgc option (incremental garbage collector). Bionic's default OpenJDK 11 runtime no longer supports this option so the game fails to load.
Removing the "-Xincgc" option from the command line is sufficient to get the game working.
| Changed in freecol (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Fix Committed |
| tags: | added: bionic |
| Changed in freecol (Ubuntu Bionic): | |
| status: | New → Triaged |
| importance: | Undecided → High |
| Changed in freecol (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Undecided → High |
Revision history for this message
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in freecol (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
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This bug was fixed in the package freecol - 0.11.6+dfsg2-2
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freecol (0.11.6+dfsg2-2) unstable; urgency=medium
* Declare compliance with Debian Policy 4.2.1.
* Update freecol wrapper and remove obsolete -Xincgc option. The game will
start with OpenJDK 10 and newer again.
Thanks to Johannes Kloos and James Turner for the report. (Closes: #907661)
(LP: #1772244)
-- Markus Koschany <email address hidden> Fri, 31 Aug 2018 19:22:57 +0200