I’m blogging this before I forget what I did. Sorry if this is jumbled.
I was trying updating Flex Builder (Eclipse) and got an error message:
Fix For Eclipse RCP Patch 2 for 3.3.1 (3.3.1.v20071204_331) requires feature “org.eclipse.rcp (3.3.1)
Clicking around, I also got this message:
The current configuration contains errors and this operation can have unpredictable results. Eclipse RCP Patch 2 for 3.3.1 (3.3.1.v20071204_331) requires feature “org.eclipse.rcp (3.3.1.R33x_r20070802-8y8eE8sEV3Fz0z0GlHJrXvTAUS)”. Eclipse RCP Patch 3 for 3.3.1 (3.3.1.v20080102_331) requires feature “org.eclipse.rcp (3.3.1.R33x_r20070802-8y8eE8sEV3Fz0z0GlHJrXvTAUS)”
No matter what I tried to update/install, I’d get these errors and there seemed to be no way around them.
Sometimes I feel like an idiot trying to decipher these error messages because there is no clear way to find out how the heck to update the RCP stuff anyways. The good news is I did find a solution. Here’s what you do to resolve this:
- In Eclipse (or Flex Builder) go to Help -> Software Updates -> Manage Configuration
- When the Product Configuration box pops up, expand the tree until you see the plugins listed. Some will have red error icons next to them. These are the ones we want to disable.
- Click each product identified with a red icon, and click the disable link in the right hand pane.
- Wash, Rinse, Repeat.
Once you disable the products with red icons, go try to run your update/install once again. It will work this time!