[p2-dev] Strange update problem.

[Thomas Hallgren <thomas@xxxxxxx>]

Hi,
I got the question below from a client. Is there anything he can do to make absolutely sure that his users finds the updated features? I seem to recall that there was some issue with this, but I don't seem to find it.

Thanks,
- thomas


-------- Original Message --------

Subject:	No repository found containing...
Date:	Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:34:36 +0000
From:	Daffin, Miles <Miles.Daffin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To:	Thomas Hallgren <thomas.hallgren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CC:	Henrik Lindberg <henrik.lindberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi Thomas,

 

I recently updated the internal 3.5 mega repo to 3.5.2. Since doing this a few people have been getting the "No repository found containing..." error when trying to install new stuff from the mega repo. The solution to this is as follows:

1. Make sure you are up to date by reloading the mega repo:
   • Window > Preferences > Install/Update > Available Software sites
   • Select the 3.5 mega repo and press the Test Connection button
   • Press OK
   • Help > Check for updates
   • Install all updates found and restart
2. Try installing the new stuff again.

It looks like eclipse 3.5 is not, in some cases, noticing when our internal repos are updated and re-downloading the metadata. There is therefore a mismatch between what's in meta cached by the IDE and what's in the repo. (I have just verified that this is the case. The missing artifacts are all in the previous release.) Do you know what we can do to ensure that eclipse notices that repo metadata needs refreshing?

 

Thanks,

 

Miles

 

Miles Daffin
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Phone: +44 20 7677-5119
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Miles.Daffin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx