Build Manager Status Plugin fails to launch after installing Notes client Fix Pack 10

Updates to the Java Plugin / JVM environment introduced in Fix Pack 10 have caused some users to experience an error when running Build Manager promotions.

The error occurs when Build Manager attempts to launch a 'Status' page that contains an Eclipse Java plugin to display promotion status in real-time.  The error typically displays a Java stack trace that begins with the text:

Teamstudio is currently investigating this error and will release an update when a fix is available.

As a workaround, the Java status plugin can be disabled by commenting out or removing the Notes.ini file entry $TMSBuildManagerPluginVersion, for example:

Note: the Notes client (including Domino Designer and Administrator) must be restarted for this change to take effect.

When this line is disabled, subsequent promotions will launch a visible shell window for the background process in which Build Manager runs the promotion.  This background process normally writes status entries to both the status plugin and to the promotion log;  When the plugin is disabled, the status is still written to the promotion log, and the shell window will pause for input once the promotion is complete, as in the following screenshot: