Unable to read repository at http://download.eclipse.org/releases/indigo

Question

I was trying to add the PDT,

Indigo - http://download.eclipse.org/releases/indigo

Unable to read repository at http://download.eclipse.org/releases/indigo. Unable to read repository at http://download.eclipse.org/releases/indigo. http://download.eclipse.org/releases/indigo is not a valid repository location.

So what's the correct url ? I went and looked lots of places. Can someone point me to the exact link ?

Edit :

Problem once you go to http://download.eclipse.org/releases/indigo , you will see the below error. So I guess its moved somewhere.

This software repository URL, http://download.eclipse.org/releases/indigo/ , provides access to the software repository for the Eclipse indigo release. Until its released in June 2011, it will contain milestone builds.

The repository site URL is typically pre-populated in the list of software repositories when you install the Eclipse Platform or SDK.

For more information about installing or updating software, see the Eclipse Platform Help.

There is also a collection of handy, downloadable all-in-one zip files available for many interests and platforms. Many people find these all-in-one packages the easiest way to get started.

Answer 1

Can you connect to internet at all through Eclipse?

• Open the internal webbrowser. In Eclipse: Window -> show view -> Other -> General: Internal web browser.
• Look up any normal adress, is it working?

Can you connect to another update site? Try for example Eclipse Emma: http://update.eclemma.org/ Do you see anything there?

What are your proxy preferences? Go to Window -> preferences -> General: Network connections.

The active provider:

Specifies the settings profile to be used when opening connections. Choosing the Direct provider causes all the connections to be opened without the use of a proxy server. Selecting Manual causes settings defined in Eclipse to be used. On some platforms there is also a Native provider available, selecting this one causes settings that were discovered in the OS to be used.

If internet is working fine outside of Eclipse, try changing to Native. After that, try Direct.

I have encountered problems where an update site would not load, then I had to remove it and add it again. This forces Eclipse to reread the contents of the site even if it has a cached copy. So, if you still get no connection to the indigo update site, but everything else is working, try that. Go to Window -> Preferences -> Install/update: Available Software sites. Then remove and add the indigo site. Just remember to copy the adress so you can add it again.

As suggested in a comment below by @lostiniceland, this is a simpler way to achieve the above:

Goto Window -> Preferences -> Install Update -> Available Software Sites => select the entry and click the "Reload" button to the right. This is sometimes also helpful when you have a local updatesite for testing custom plugins

Answer 2

I had the same problem and resolved it by

• Deleting the cache directory \eclipse\p2\org.eclipse.equinox.p2.repository\cache
• Refreshing the repositories.
  • Preferences -> Install Update -> Available Software Sites => select the entry
  • Click the "Reload"