Bug 102150 RCP splashscreen stays forever in case of error
If a serious error occurs during the startup of an RCP application, like a missing plugin etc. so that the application could not start, the splash screen of the application stays for ever. This happens if the application is started by PDE using the "Run as eclipse application" menu, but the process has been stopped using the "Stop" button. I had to kill the new eclipse.exe process using the windows taskmanager.
bundles/org.eclipse.core.commands/src/org/eclipse/core/commands/Command.java
System.out.print(')');
			}
			System.out.println();
		}
		
		if ((handler != null) && (handler.isHandled())) {
			try {
				final Object returnValue = handler.execute(event);
				firePostExecuteSuccess(returnValue);
				return returnValue;
			} catch (final ExecutionException e) {
				firePostExecuteFailure(e);
				throw e;
			}
		}
		final NotHandledException e = new NotHandledException(
				"There is no handler to execute."); 
		fireNotHandled(e);
		throw e;
	}
	/**
	 * Notifies the listeners for this command that it has changed in some way.
	 * 
	 * @param commandEvent
	 *            The event to send to all of the listener; must not be
	 *            <code>null</code>.
	 */
	private final void fireCommandChanged(final CommandEvent commandEvent) {
		if (commandEvent == null) {
			throw new NullPointerException("Cannot fire a null event");