SQLDeveloper 3.1 on Mac OS X Lion

Question

Hi guys,
sorry for reposting, but this is really pressing -- doesn't anyone use SQLDeveloper on Mac OS X Lion?
I have a pretty recent Mac OS X System (10.7.3, today updated from 10.7.2 -- the problem existed there as well) with Java 1.6.0_29:
localhost:~ bgd$ /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java -version
java version "1.6.0_29"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_29-b11-402-11D50b)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.4-b02-402, mixed mode)
I installed SQLDeveloper 3.1.0.7.42 on this system and I've encountered the following two problems:
1. the connections aren't saved. Everytime I delete the ".sqldeveloper" directory in my homedir, SQLDeveloper starts without any problems. I can add a connection, test it, connect to the database and even saving it doesn't show any errors. A "connections.xml" file is generated but empty:
localhost:~ bgd$ find .sqldeveloper/ -name connections.xml -ls
1733256 0 -rw-r--r-- 1 bgd bgd 0 Feb 9 17:43 .sqldeveloper//system3.1.07.42/o.jdeveloper.db.connection.11.1.1.4.37.59.48/connections.xml
If I start the SQLDeveloper w/o deleting the "~/.sqldeveloper" directory I always get the following errors:
oracle.jdeveloper.db.DatabaseConnections DatabaseConnections has no JNDI context so cannot list connections.
oracle.jdevimpl.db.adapter.DefaultContextWrapper Failed to create naming Context for db connections at url: file:/Users/bgd/.sqldeveloper/system3.1.07.42/o.jdeveloper.db.connection.11.1.1.4.37.59.48/connections.xml
oracle.jdevimpl.db.adapter.DefaultContextWrapper Failed to create naming Context for db connections at url: file:/Users/bgd/.sqldeveloper/system3.1.07.42/o.jdeveloper.db.connection.11.1.1.4.37.59.48/connections.xml
The connections.xml file remains empty, no matter how may connections I add and "save".
2. After I make a connection to a database, I try the "SQL Worksheet" option (either by right-clicking the DB Connection or thru the menu "Tools->SQL Worksheet"). But nothing happens (except for the dialog "Select connection" when calling thru the "Tools" menu) -- no new window, no "SQL Workshop" space on the right canvas, nothing.
I've googled the first problem (the second one is pretty hard to "formulate") and, based on the results, I also tried the following:
- Set the right Java Home in sqldeveloper.conf and sqldeveloper-Darwin.com:
SetJavaHome /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home
- tried to add the following lines to sqldeveloper.conf and sqldeveloper-Darwin.conf:
AddJavaLibFile ../../lib/java/api/jaxb-api.jar
AddJavaLibFile ../../lib/java/api/jsr173_api.jar
AddJavaLibFile ../../j2ee/home/lib/activation.jar
AddJavaLibFile ../../lib/java/shared/sun.jaxb/2.0/jaxb-xjc.jar
AddJavaLibFile ../../lib/java/shared/sun.jaxb/2.0/jaxb-impl.jar
AddJavaLibFile ../../lib/java/shared/sun.jaxb/2.0/jaxb1-impl.jar
- I checked, but there is no ORACLE_HOME variable set on my system
- Right now the java process looks like:
bgd 1411 0.0 3.9 3831552 326400 ?? S 6:11PM 0:23.03 /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java -Xmx640M -Xms128M -Xverify:none -Doracle.ide.util.AddinPolicyUtils.OVERRIDE_FLAG=true -Dsun.java2d.ddoffscreen=false -Dwindows.shell.font.languages= -XX:MaxPermSize=256M -Doracle.jdbc.mapDateToTimestamp=false -Dide.AssertTracingDisabled=true -Doracle.ide.util.AddinPolicyUtils.OVERRIDE_FLAG=true -Djava.util.logging.config.file=logging.conf -Dsqldev.debug=false -Dcom.apple.mrj.application.apple.menu.about.name=SQL_Developer -Dcom.apple.mrj.application.growbox.intrudes=false -Dcom.apple.macos.smallTabs=true -Dapple.laf.useScreenMenuBar=true -Xbootclasspath/p:../../rdbms/jlib/ojdi.jar -Dide.conf="/Users/bgd/Downloads/SQLDeveloper.app/Contents/Resources/sqldeveloper/sqldeveloper/bin/sqldeveloper.conf" -Dide.startingcwd="/Users/bgd/Downloads/SQLDeveloper.app/Contents/Resources/sqldeveloper/sqldeveloper/bin" -classpath ../../ide/lib/ide-boot.jar oracle.ide.boot.Launcher
Any hints what could be wrong? I'm running out of ideas here...
Regards,
Bogdan

Answer 1

Hello John, hello Brian,
thanks for the fast answer!
So, I've "cleaned up" the conf files. Now they look like this:
SQLDeveloper.app/Contents/Resources/sqldeveloper/sqldeveloper/bin/sqldeveloper-Darwin.conf:
AddVMOption -Dcom.apple.mrj.application.apple.menu.about.name="SQL_Developer"
AddVMOption -Dcom.apple.mrj.application.growbox.intrudes=false
AddVMOption -Dcom.apple.macos.smallTabs=true
AddVMOption -Dapple.laf.useScreenMenuBar=true
SetSkipJ2SDKCheck true
SetJavaHome /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home
AddVMOption -Xbootclasspath/p:../../rdbms/jlib/ojdi.jar
SQLDeveloper.app/Contents/Resources/sqldeveloper/sqldeveloper/bin/sqldeveloper.conf:
IncludeConfFile ../../ide/bin/ide.conf
SetJavaHome /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home
AddVMOption -Doracle.ide.util.AddinPolicyUtils.OVERRIDE_FLAG=true
AddVMOption -Dsun.java2d.ddoffscreen=false
AddVMOption -Dwindows.shell.font.languages=
AddVMOption -XX:MaxPermSize=256M
AddVMOption -Doracle.jdbc.mapDateToTimestamp=false
IncludeConfFile sqldeveloper-nondebug.conf
The properties in "About SQL Developer":
sun.boot.class.path     ../../rdbms/jlib/ojdi.jar:/System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Classes/jsfd.jar:/System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Classes/classes.jar:/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Frameworks/JavaRuntimeSupport.framework/Resources/Java/JavaRuntimeSupport.jar:/System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Classes/ui.jar:/System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Classes/laf.jar:/System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Classes/sunrsasign.jar:/System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Classes/jsse.jar:/System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Classes/jce.jar:/System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Classes/charsets.jar
java.ext.dirs     /Users/bgd/Library/Java/Extensions:/Library/Java/Extensions:/System/Library/Java/Extensions:/System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home/lib/ext
It is a new Mac OS X Lion installation, but I've restored my home directory from a previous Mac OS X installation -- it is possible that some "old" files from the old installation (where I've also used SQL Developer, but deleted it) are interfering with the new one.
Greetings,
Bogdan