[news.eclipse.platform] Re: Platform configuration has been modified out

[Dirk Bernsau <eclipse@xxxxxxxxx>]

Michael Moser schrieb:
> I just bumped into this one:
>
> I tried to do a Help => Software Update => Find and Install and got:
> -----------------------------------------
> Requested operation cannot be performed because it would invalidate the 
> current configuration. See details for more information.
>  Platform configuration has been modified outside this program. A 
> restart is recommended.
> -----------------------------------------
>
> Though I have no idea, who or what could cause this (I haven't touched 
> my eclipse configuration in at least 2 months...) I restarted eclipse as 
> recommendd and then tried again, but same result.
>
> How can I kick eclipse to refresh or adopt the current configuration so 
> I can have a check what's new?
>
> Michael

Hello Michael,

you might try to start Eclipse with the -clean parameter, maybe that helps.



Regards,
Dirk