Eclipse launch error when trying to run an Android app

Question

I'm trying to set up my workstation for Android development with Eclipse Galileo. I installed the latest ADT plugin and the Android SDK, but I get this error when I try to run any basic Android project I create.

eclipse.buildId=M20090917-0800
java.version=1.6.0_17
java.vendor=Sun Microsystems Inc.
BootLoader constants: OS=win32, ARCH=x86, WS=win32, NL=en_US
Framework arguments:  -product org.eclipse.epp.package.java.product -product org.eclipse.epp.package.java.product
Command-line arguments:  -os win32 -ws win32 -arch x86 -product org.eclipse.epp.package.java.product -data C:\Documents and Settings\dmcnamar\workspace -product org.eclipse.epp.package.java.product


Error
Tue Jan 26 18:00:41 EST 2010
An internal error occurred during: "Launching HelloWorld".

java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.android.ide.eclipse.adt.internal.launch.AndroidLaunchController.launch(Unknown Source)
at com.android.ide.eclipse.adt.internal.launch.LaunchConfigDelegate.doLaunch(Unknown Source)
at com.android.ide.eclipse.adt.internal.launch.LaunchConfigDelegate.launch(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.debug.internal.core.LaunchConfiguration.launch(LaunchConfiguration.java:853)
at org.eclipse.debug.internal.core.LaunchConfiguration.launch(LaunchConfiguration.java:703)
at org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.DebugUIPlugin.buildAndLaunch(DebugUIPlugin.java:866)
at org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.DebugUIPlugin$8.run(DebugUIPlugin.java:1069)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.jobs.Worker.run(Worker.java:55)

Answer 1

In my case, the problem went away when I chose an AVD. I was using an eclipse project and the run configuration had a valid AVD but it was not checked. Once I checked the checkbox, the problem went away.

Regards Kamesh