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https://www.eclipse.org/forums/index.php/mv/msg/1091771/1782069/#msg_1782069
The system that I prefer to run Eclipse on is *not* connected to the Internet.
Instead I get my updates by either downloading on a slow laptop and transferring everything (.eclipse, .jubula, .p2, .tooling, eclipse, and the workspace) via a flash drive or downloading a zip of the update if avaliable. These errors occur in the second situation, after unzipping the update into a directory that is visible to Available Software Sites.
When I do Help/Install New Software I get two error messages:
- Current Eclipse instance does not support software installation.
- Could not locate the running profile instance of two files... Check your config.ini file. The first file, eclipse.p2.profile is present in config.ini. The second file is not.
The odd thing is that the same thing works when connected to the Internet.
Any ideas?]]>Jack McGillis2018-02-16T17:46:29-00:00Re: Unable to install local updates
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Brian.]]>2018-02-17T02:19:13-00:00Re: Unable to install local updates
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http://objectaid.com/download). Trying to use as a local update site. Don't know what p2.mirror tasks are.
The problem seems to be that 'eclipse.p2.profile' isn't being set in 'config.ini'. I have no idea what it should be pointed to.
Another, posiibly, related issue is that Help/About Eclipse/Installation Details is empty for the Installed Software and Installation History tabs.]]>Jack McGillis2018-02-19T04:19:31-00:00Re: Unable to install local updates
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File > New within Eclipse takes me to a new wizard.]]>2018-02-20T02:33:33-00:00Re: Unable to install local updates
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Brian de Alwis wrote on Tue, 20 February 2018 02:33
Could you describe more what you mean by a "blank instance"? File > New within Eclipse takes me to a new wizard.
Sure. Go through the wizard without importing anything. You can then copy your existing instance into the created location. I use this for quick and dirty backups. I seem to find lots of sharp edges using Eclipse.
]]>Jack McGillis2018-02-23T16:39:07-00:00Re: Unable to install local updates
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Do you mean File > Import > Existing projects into workspace?
Sorry but please be more explicit about the steps you're doing. I can't make sense of what you're describing. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ]]>2018-02-23T18:15:36-00:00Re: Unable to install local updates
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Brian de Alwis wrote on Fri, 23 February 2018 18:15
Which new wizard?
Do you mean File > Import > Existing projects into workspace?
Sorry but please be more explicit about the steps you're doing. I can't make sense of what you're describing. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I did 'File > Import > Existing projects into workspace quite a while ago. Once you do this you can treat the instance like like any other file hierarchy. Copy, zip, etc.
To create a blank project:
File>New>Project>Java Project
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