This page details what to do in case of a error or crash in Aptana
JVM Terminated
When this happens, you'll get a rectangular dialog with a simple title of "JVM Terminated" and Aptana will disappear. This indicates Java itself has crashed, but it has left behind a log file of what occurred.
By default, the crash file should be in either the Aptana program directory, or in the system temp directory, most likely with an extension of *.hs. If you still cannot locate it, follow the directions here:
- Finding your Error Log
- On the Macintosh, the location is ~/Library/Logs/Java/*.crash.log or ~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter. It will have "java" in the title
You can also find some more troubleshooting ideas here:
Once you have located that file, make sure you submit it to ASAP so that we can fix the issue.
Other Errors
If Aptana fails at startup with a dialog box, or behaves in an unexpected manner, it's highly likely that an error occurred and was written out to the log file. Please follow the directions here to find your log file:
And then add that as an attachment to a ASAP ticket, or snip out the relevant sections.