[news.eclipse.platform] Re: Installation error: An error occurred during

[Jim Garrison <jgarrison@xxxxxxxxx>]

Eric Rizzo wrote:
> On 10/29/2008 3:12 PM, Jim Garrison wrote:
> > Jim Garrison wrote:
> > > What does this mean, and how do I recover from it?
> > >
> > > An error occurred during provisioning.
> > > Error with signed content.
> > > Either the manifest file or the signature file has been tampered in
> > > this jar:
> > > C:\Java\ganymede\plugins\org.eclipse.hyades.analysis.engine_4.4.0.v200804221626 
> >
> > I deleted the "tampered with" plugin, but now the install fails
> > saying it can't find the directory. I thought the installer
> > was smart enough to figure out what it needed and download it.
>
> It is not a good idea to go deleting things from behind its back; p2 
> (the new "provisioning" [that is, install and update] mechanism now 
> manages those much more tightly than before). Other than restoring the 
> deleted plugin, I'm not sure what can be done. You might try also 
> removing the corresponding Haydes feature (if there is one) and 
> re-starting Eclipse with the -clean command-line argument. I'm not 
> promising that will help, but it might.

Thanks.  It was easier just to reinstall Eclipse from scratch :-)