No repository found during checking Eclipse updates

Question

Eclipse 3.7.2

Run help -> Check for Updates, Eclipse pops up Problem occurred window below,

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Answer 1

Had this problem. Not just one, but well past a dozen repositories 'not found.' Tried a few other things, but the "the Eclipse updater only works with a trailing "/" for repositories that don't explicitly point to a file." solution worked for me.

Note: explicitly using the 'Edit...' button didn't work. As soon as a "/" is added, it warns about "duplicate entry" and disables the 'Update' control.

Instead, selected all the 'eclipse' -related items, did 'export' to a file, closed eclipse, then edited the file in UltraEdit, as specified, then 'import'ed the file. After this, the update worked.

Comment: why these updates (eclipse and Android's too) have so many flow problems in their update processes tells me the developers of these two sets of packages aren't using these methods. I wonder what they use.

eclipse Indigo 2012, apparently now mostly Feb 2012 through Apr 2013.