4.2.8 Software installation fails

The installation of software from update sites (Help Install New Software...) sometimes fails with an error saying something like:

No repository found containing: 
        osgi.bundle,org.eclipse.emf.compare,1.0.1.v200909161031
No repository found containing: 
        osgi.bundle,org.eclipse.emf.compare.diff,1.0.1.v200909161031
...

This is an eclipse/p2 bug that is referenced here.

To fix this problem:

• Go to Window Preferences Install/Update Available Software Sites

• Remove all of the sites and then add them back again. This can be achieved in the Available Software Sites preference page by:

  • Selecting all of the update sites (highlighting all those that are checked)

  • Exporting them

  • Removing them

  • Restarting Rodin

  • Going back to the preference page and importing the update sites back (from the previously exported file)