I have the same experience. I didn't install gcj versions of eclipse, including eclipse-gcj etc.
$ eclipse -debug searching for compatible vm... testing /usr/lib/jvm/java-gcj...not found testing /usr/lib/kaffe/pthreads...not found testing /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun...found Start VM: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/java -Djava.library.path=/usr/lib/jni -Dgnu.gcj.precompiled.db.path=/var/lib/gcj-4.2/classmap.db -Dgnu.gcj.runtime.VMClassLoader.library_control=never -Dosgi.locking=none -jar /usr/lib/eclipse/startup.jar -os linux -ws gtk -arch x86 -launcher /usr/lib/eclipse/eclipse -name Eclipse -showsplash 600 -exitdata 4968011 -install /usr/lib/eclipse -debug -vm /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/java -vmargs -Djava.library.path=/usr/lib/jni -Dgnu.gcj.precompiled.db.path=/var/lib/gcj-4.2/classmap.db -Dgnu.gcj.runtime.VMClassLoader.library_control=never -Dosgi.locking=none -jar /usr/lib/eclipse/startup.jar Install location: file:/usr/lib/eclipse/ Configuration file: file:/usr/lib/eclipse/configuration/config.ini loaded Configuration location: file:/home/hzwang/.eclipse/org.eclipse.platform_3.2.0/configuration/ Configuration file: file:/home/hzwang/.eclipse/org.eclipse.platform_3.2.0/configuration/config.ini not found or not read Shared configuration location: file:/usr/lib/eclipse/configuration/ Framework located: file:/usr/lib/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.osgi_3.2.2.R32x_v20070118.jar Framework classpath: file:/usr/lib/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.osgi_3.2.2.R32x_v20070118.jar Splash location: /usr/lib/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.platform_3.2.2.r322_v20070117b/splash.bmp runCommand: </usr/lib/eclipse/eclipse><-name><Eclipse><-showsplash><600></usr/lib/eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.platform_3.2.2.r322_v20070117b/splash.bmp> Debug options: file:/home/hzwang/.options not found Time to load bundles: 8 Starting application: 1834 /usr/lib/bug-buddy/Eclipse: No such file or directory. -- HZ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]