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Install update (p2): Could not locate the running profile instance. [message #1728496] Tue, 05 April 2016 01:50 Go to next message
Huda Rawasia is currently offline Huda RawasiaFriend
Messages: 5
Registered: April 2016
Junior Member
Hello,
We're developing an Eclipse product plugin, it should have it's own "install updates" so we tried to integrate it with p2. When I clicked on "Eclipse Menu > Help > Install New Software" an error comes up, "This installation has not been configured properly for Software Updates. See the error log for details". This is what the error log says:

msg: Could not locate the running profile instance. The eclipse.p2.data.area and eclipse.p2.profile properties may not be set correctly in this application's config.ini file.

eclipse.buildId=unknown
java.version=1.7.0_79
java.vendor=Oracle Corporation
BootLoader constants: OS=macosx, ARCH=x86_64, WS=cocoa, NL=en_US
Framework arguments: -product com.ibm.imte.dcw.ide.ibmdcw
Command-line arguments: -product com.ibm.imte.dcw.ide.ibmdcw -data /Users/huda/Documents/workspace/../runtime-dcw.product2 -dev file:/Users/huda/Documents/workspace/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.pde.core/dcw.product/dev.properties -os macosx -ws cocoa -arch x86_64 -consoleLog


This is what I've in the .product file:
Configuration tab:

<configurations>
<plugin id="org.eclipse.core.runtime" autoStart="true" startLevel="0" />
<plugin id="org.eclipse.equinox.common" autoStart="true" startLevel="2" />
<plugin id="org.eclipse.equinox.ds" autoStart="true" startLevel="2" />
<plugin id="org.eclipse.equinox.event" autoStart="true" startLevel="2" />
<plugin id="org.eclipse.equinox.p2.reconciler.dropins" autoStart="true" startLevel="0" />
<plugin id="org.eclipse.equinox.simpleconfigurator" autoStart="true" startLevel="1" />
</configurations>



Eclipse Information:
I'm using Eclipse:
Eclipse 4.4.2 (version Eclipse IDE for Java Developers)
My computer info:
-os
macosx
-ws
cocoa
-arch
x86_64
-nl
en_US

Re: Install update (p2): Could not locate the running profile instance. [message #1728569 is a reply to message #1728496] Tue, 05 April 2016 13:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Patrik Suzzi is currently offline Patrik SuzziFriend
Messages: 2
Registered: February 2018
Junior Member
As first thing It seems you are not using the "Recommended start levels".

According Vogella's tutorial Eclipse RCP > set start levels , the recommended start levels are like below.

<configurations>
 <plugin id="org.eclipse.core.runtime" autoStart="true" startLevel="4" />
 <plugin id="org.eclipse.equinox.common" autoStart="true" startLevel="2"/>
 <plugin id="org.eclipse.equinox.ds" autoStart="true" startLevel="2" />
 <plugin id="org.eclipse.equinox.simpleconfigurator" autoStart="true" startLevel="1" />
 <plugin id="org.eclipse.update.configurator" autoStart="true" startLevel="4" />
 <property name="org.eclipse.update.reconcile" value="false" />
</configurations>


You can easily set the recommended start levels:
http://i.imgur.com/lN5oy1H.gif

Then, specifically for your case, I guess you should launch your software with the support of software installation in the launched application.

As an example, in the launch configuration is like in the image below:
http://i.imgur.com/7Ami6Mt.png


See also:
stackoverflow, eclipse-rcp-application-built-on-luna-sometime-misses-bundle-on-windows
stackoverflow, help-install-new-software-fails-to-run-from-source-code
Re: Install update (p2): Could not locate the running profile instance. [message #1728584 is a reply to message #1728569] Tue, 05 April 2016 15:15 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Huda Rawasia is currently offline Huda RawasiaFriend
Messages: 5
Registered: April 2016
Junior Member
Hi Patrik,

Thank you for your response.. I added all the recommended start levels as what Eclipse provided. Checking the "software install" box will only solve the issue for that particular "Run configuration". Ie. if I export the plugin as product, I will continue to get that error "This installation is not configured properly for Software Updates. See the error log for details". Is there somehow I can specify the following "Support Software install in the launched configuration" in any config file? I want this setting for any user who launchers the application, not just in my current "Run Configuration"
Re: Install update (p2): Could not locate the running profile instance. [message #1728593 is a reply to message #1728584] Tue, 05 April 2016 16:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Huda Rawasia is currently offline Huda RawasiaFriend
Messages: 5
Registered: April 2016
Junior Member
Could someone please help? I'll really appreciate it.. thanks
Re: Install update (p2): Could not locate the running profile instance. [message #1728616 is a reply to message #1728593] Tue, 05 April 2016 21:50 Go to previous message
Huda Rawasia is currently offline Huda RawasiaFriend
Messages: 5
Registered: April 2016
Junior Member
the problem is resolved.. just had to export the plugin product with following: Generate p2 repository
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