[MCL-12973] minecraft-launcher on Gentoo Linux can't launch Minecraft Java Edition

The latest minecraft-launcher for Linux starts normally but show error after launching game.

See log attached.

Looks like problem in this error

[Info: 2020-01-06 05:28:41.058850136: GameCallbacks.cpp(142)] Launcher/launcher (main) Info * run-java-tool was invoked directly

* run-java-tool should only be used via symlinks to it

Linked issues

is duplicated by 1

MCL-14466 Minecraft does not start when using the i3 window manager on Gentoo Resolved

Attachments

launcher_log.txt

Comments 3

[Mod] violine1101 2020-01-06T10:49:41Z

Is there a file with a name starting with hs_err_pid in your .minecraft folder? If so, can you attach that here?

Anton Kropachev 2020-01-06T14:31:56Z

No, there is'nt file with this name.

$ pwd
/home/cppmm/.minecraft
$ find ./ -name "hs_err_pid*"
$

James Larrowe 2020-01-12T15:40:49Z

Same here, no hs_err_pid file.

openjdk version "1.8.0_232"
 OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea 3.14.0) (Gentoo icedtea-3.14.0)
 OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.232-b09, mixed mode)

Same error with different timestamp (edited in):

...
[Info: 2020-01-12 16:21:41.509639047: root_window_manager.cpp(245)] Checking if we can close the application...
[Info: 2020-01-12 16:21:41.509650568: main_context.cpp(181)] Hiding launcher!
[Info: 2020-01-12 16:21:41.567432896: GameCallbacks.cpp(142)] Launcher/launcher (main) Info * run-java-tool was invoked directly
* run-java-tool should only be used via symlinks to it

[Info: 2020-01-12 16:21:41.567499251: GameCallbacks.cpp(142)] Launcher/monitor (Process Monitor) Fatal Process crashed with exit code 1
[Info: 2020-01-12 16:21:41.569216357: GameController.cpp(468)] Game closed with id 1
...

Workaround:

Change the Java executable path to /usr/lib64/icedtea8/bin/java.

I'm hoping for a better solution, though. I'm guessing the root cause of this is that Minecraft takes the readlink of the Java executable and then runs it rather than directly running it.