Did you install Java 9 by any chance? I had to struggle with it a few months ago quite a bit. Resetting JAVA_HOME with "/usr/libexec/java_home" was not helping. The launcher inside .app was still using the system JRE. Here is how to fix it though:
https://twitter.com/andrus_a/status/911565910003068928 HTH, Andrus > On Dec 27, 2017, at 3:31 PM, Ken Anderson <ken.ander...@amphorainc.com> wrote: > > When I try and run the latest 4.0 modeler, it crashes immediately. When I > run from the command line, I get this: > > Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: > com/apple/eawt/AboutHandler > at java.base/java.lang.Class.getDeclaredConstructors0(Native > Method) > at > java.base/java.lang.Class.privateGetDeclaredConstructors(Unknown Source) > at java.base/java.lang.Class.getDeclaredConstructors(Unknown > Source) > at > org.apache.cayenne.di.spi.ConstructorInjectingProvider.initConstructor(ConstructorInjectingProvider.java:57) > at > org.apache.cayenne.di.spi.ConstructorInjectingProvider.<init>(ConstructorInjectingProvider.java:42) > at > org.apache.cayenne.di.spi.DefaultBindingBuilder.to(DefaultBindingBuilder.java:44) > at > org.apache.cayenne.modeler.osx.OSXCayenneModelerModule.configure(OSXCayenneModelerModule.java:29) > at > org.apache.cayenne.di.spi.DefaultInjector.<init>(DefaultInjector.java:68) > at > org.apache.cayenne.di.DIBootstrap.createInjector(DIBootstrap.java:38) > at > org.apache.cayenne.di.DIBootstrap.createInjector(DIBootstrap.java:46) > at org.apache.cayenne.modeler.Main.launch(Main.java:71) > at org.apache.cayenne.modeler.osx.OSXMain.main(OSXMain.java:37) > Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.apple.eawt.AboutHandler > at > java.base/jdk.internal.loader.BuiltinClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source) > at > java.base/jdk.internal.loader.ClassLoaders$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown > Source) > at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source) > ... 12 more > > > Any idea what’s going on? I’ve added a few more JDK’s, but no matter how I > switch them around with /usr/libexec/java_home, it still fails in the same > way. > > Thanks, > Ken > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail and accompanying documents contain > confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose. This > e-mailed information is private and protected by law. If you are not the > intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or > distribution, or the taking of any action based on the contents of this > information, is strictly prohibited.
