IDE can't start anymore without preselected workspace #2712
Description
Regression from #2704.
Starting IDE without selected workspace (with prompt) breaks immediately with this error:
!SESSION 2025-01-16 08:18:01.840 -----------------------------------------------
eclipse.buildId=4.35.0.I20250115-1800
java.version=21.0.2-13
java.vendor=N/A
BootLoader constants: OS=linux, ARCH=x86_64, WS=gtk, NL=en_US
Command-line arguments: -os linux -ws gtk -arch x86_64
!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 4 0 2025-01-16 08:18:03.638
!MESSAGE Application error
!STACK 1
java.lang.IllegalStateException: The instance data location has not been specified yet.
at org.eclipse.core.internal.runtime.DataArea.assertLocationInitialized(DataArea.java:61)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.runtime.DataArea.getStateLocation(DataArea.java:146)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.preferences.InstancePreferences.getBaseLocation(InstancePreferences.java:43)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.preferences.SingletonEclipsePreferences.initializeChildren(SingletonEclipsePreferences.java:97)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.preferences.SingletonEclipsePreferences.<init>(SingletonEclipsePreferences.java:37)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.preferences.InstancePreferences.<init>(InstancePreferences.java:57)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.preferences.InstancePreferences.internalCreate(InstancePreferences.java:64)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.preferences.EclipsePreferences.create(EclipsePreferences.java:364)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.preferences.EclipsePreferences.create(EclipsePreferences.java:352)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.preferences.PreferencesService.createNode(PreferencesService.java:354)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.preferences.EclipsePreferences.getOrCreate(EclipsePreferences.java:1161)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.preferences.RootPreferences.getNode(RootPreferences.java:65)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.preferences.RootPreferences.node(RootPreferences.java:53)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.preferences.AbstractScope.getNode(AbstractScope.java:38)
at org.eclipse.ui.preferences.ScopedPreferenceStore.getStorePreferences(ScopedPreferenceStore.java:213)
at org.eclipse.ui.preferences.ScopedPreferenceStore.<init>(ScopedPreferenceStore.java:127)
at org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin.getPreferenceStore(AbstractUIPlugin.java:254)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.UIPlugin$1.getPreferenceStore(UIPlugin.java:93)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.util.PrefUtil.getAPIPreferenceStore(PrefUtil.java:74)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.setRescaleAtRuntimePropertyFromPreference(Workbench.java:690)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createDisplay(Workbench.java:760)
at org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createDisplay(PlatformUI.java:185)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEApplication.createDisplay(IDEApplication.java:208)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEApplication.start(IDEApplication.java:151)
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:208)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:143)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:109)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:439)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:271)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DirectMethodHandleAccessor.invoke(DirectMethodHandleAccessor.java:103)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:580)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:668)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:605)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1481)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:1454)
@HeikoKlare : please take a look, that must be fixed ASAP.