How to recreate the problem:
- Download eclipse
Go to the update manager
Add 'http://dl.google.com/eclipse/inst/codepro/latest/3.6" update site
Install packages from the update site added
Error message in pop-up window:
- An error occurred while collecting items to be installed
session context was:(profile=epp.package.jee, phase=org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.engine.phases.Collect, operand=, action=).
Problems downloading artifact: osgi.bundle,com.instantiations.eclipse.analysis.deadcode,7.0.0.r36x201009141335.
Downloaded stream not a valid archive. Check the server.
Problems downloading artifact: osgi.bundle,com.instantiations.eclipse.analysis.deadcode.ui,7.0.0.r36x201009141335.
Downloaded stream not a valid archive. Check the server.
Error log after install attempt:
- !SESSION 2010-10-10 20:27:53.878 -----------------------------------------------
eclipse.buildId=M20100909-0800
java.version=1.6.0_21
java.vendor=Sun Microsystems Inc.
BootLoader constants: OS=win32, ARCH=x86, WS=win32, NL=en_GB
Framework arguments: -product org.eclipse.epp.package.jee.product
Command-line arguments: -os win32 -ws win32 -arch x86 -product org.eclipse.epp.package.jee.product -clean
!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 2 1 2010-10-10 20:28:22.766
!MESSAGE NLS unused message: add_script_load_bp in: org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.debug.internal.ui.messages
!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 2 1 2010-10-10 20:28:22.771
!MESSAGE NLS unused message: bp_conditional in: org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.debug.internal.ui.messages
!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 2 1 2010-10-10 20:28:22.775
!MESSAGE NLS unused message: bp_conditonal in: org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.debug.internal.ui.messages
!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 2 1 2010-10-10 20:28:22.779
!MESSAGE NLS unused message: bp_entry_and_exit in: org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.debug.internal.ui.messages
!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 2 1 2010-10-10 20:28:22.781
!MESSAGE NLS unused message: bp_entry_only in: org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.debug.internal.ui.messages
!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 2 1 2010-10-10 20:28:22.783
!MESSAGE NLS unused message: bp_exit_only in: org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.debug.internal.ui.messages
!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 2 1 2010-10-10 20:28:22.787
!MESSAGE NLS unused message: bp_hit_count in: org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.debug.internal.ui.messages
!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 2 1 2010-10-10 20:28:22.790
!MESSAGE NLS unused message: bp_line_number in: org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.debug.internal.ui.messages
!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 2 1 2010-10-10 20:28:22.792
!MESSAGE NLS unused message: bp_suspend_vm in: org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.debug.internal.ui.messages
!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 2 1 2010-10-10 20:28:22.794
!MESSAGE NLS unused message: breakpoint_configuration in: org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.debug.internal.ui.messages
!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 2 1 2010-10-10 20:28:22.796
!MESSAGE NLS unused message: connect in: org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.debug.internal.ui.messages
!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 2 1 2010-10-10 20:28:22.798
!MESSAGE NLS unused message: connector in: org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.debug.internal.ui.messages
!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 2 1 2010-10-10 20:28:22.800
!MESSAGE NLS unused message: connector_properties in: org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.debug.internal.ui.messages
!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 2 1 2010-10-10 20:28:22.802
!MESSAGE NLS unused message: creating_script_load_bp in: org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.debug.internal.ui.messages
!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 2 1 2010-10-10 20:28:22.804
!MESSAGE NLS unused message: enable_hit_count in: org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.debug.internal.ui.messages
!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 2 1 2010-10-10 20:28:22.806
!MESSAGE NLS unused message: enter_new_hit_count in: org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.debug.internal.ui.messages
!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 2 1 2010-10-10 20:28:22.808
!MESSAGE NLS unused message: exception_occurred_setting_bp_properties in: org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.debug.internal.ui.messages
!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 2 1 2010-10-10 20:28:22.812
!MESSAGE NLS unused message: hit_count_must_be_positive in: org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.debug.internal.ui.messages
!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 2 1 2010-10-10 20:28:22.815
!MESSAGE NLS unused message: no_description_provided in: org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.debug.internal.ui.messages
!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 2 1 2010-10-10 20:28:22.817
!MESSAGE NLS unused message: scripts in: org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.debug.internal.ui.messages
!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 2 1 2010-10-10 20:28:22.819
!MESSAGE NLS unused message: select_javascript_file in: org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.debug.internal.ui.messages
!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 2 1 2010-10-10 20:28:22.822
!MESSAGE NLS unused message: set_bp_hit_count in: org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.debug.internal.ui.messages
!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 2 1 2010-10-10 20:28:22.824
!MESSAGE NLS unused message: suspend_target in: org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.debug.internal.ui.messages
!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 2 1 2010-10-10 20:28:22.825
!MESSAGE NLS unused message: suspend_thread in: org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.debug.internal.ui.messages
!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 2 1 2010-10-10 20:28:22.828
!MESSAGE NLS unused message: the_argument_0_is_not_valid in: org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.debug.internal.ui.messages
!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 2 1 2010-10-10 20:28:22.830
!MESSAGE NLS unused message: osgi.nls.warnings in: org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.debug.internal.ui.messages
!ENTRY org.eclipse.equinox.p2.engine 4 4 2010-10-10 20:30:26.324
!MESSAGE An error occurred while collecting items to be installed
!SUBENTRY 1 org.eclipse.equinox.p2.engine 4 0 2010-10-10 20:30:26.324
!MESSAGE session context was:(profile=epp.package.jee, phase=org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.engine.phases.Collect, operand=, action=).
!SUBENTRY 1 org.eclipse.equinox.p2.artifact.repository 4 0 2010-10-10 20:30:26.324
!MESSAGE Problems downloading artifact: osgi.bundle,com.instantiations.eclipse.analysis.deadcode,7.0.0.r36x201009141335.
!SUBENTRY 2 org.eclipse.equinox.p2.artifact.repository 4 0 2010-10-10 20:30:26.324
!MESSAGE Downloaded stream not a valid archive. Check the server.
!SUBENTRY 1 org.eclipse.equinox.p2.artifact.repository 4 0 2010-10-10 20:30:26.324
!MESSAGE Problems downloading artifact: osgi.bundle,com.instantiations.eclipse.analysis.deadcode.ui,7.0.0.r36x201009141335.
!SUBENTRY 2 org.eclipse.equinox.p2.artifact.repository 4 0 2010-10-10 20:30:26.324
!MESSAGE Downloaded stream not a valid archive. Check the server.
Note that the error log was empty before install attempt.
What I tried to resolve the issue:
- I tried to install after a clean eclipse start-up using -clean.
I tried to install on a freshly downloaded eclipse 3.6 and 3.5.
I tried to wait 5 minutes as some discussions suggested, and I even tried to after waiting for hours.
I tried after switching into a new workspace.
I tried early in the morning before going to work, in the afternoon, and late at night. (Thinking that maybe the update site was overloaded at certain times)
I tried to after enabling all other update sites, and I tried to after disable all other update sites.
I tried to install after unchecking the 'contact all other update sites during install to find required software' option in the install wizard.
I tried to install after changing the installed JRE version in the eclipse preferences to v 6.20 JDK and 6.21 JDK as some other forums suggested that this can solve some update site issues.
I tried running eclipse using the 'run as an administrator' option in Windows 7
System info:
- OS: Windows 7
Eclipse Version: 3.6 Helios (also tried 3.5) for Java EE Develoeprs
Other packages installed: Only Google Plugin for Eclipse + GWT and App Engine, GWT Designer, and packages included with Eclipse for Java EE developers