Bug 338980

Description Liviu 2011-03-04 17:41:41 EST

Attempting to list features available for install on a remote site fails
with "connection error". The same command works fine with a local mirror.
Running Windows with a fresh v3.6.2 install myself, but it was confirmed
(http://www.eclipse.org/forums/index.php?t=msg&th=205551&start=0&S=de41df5442b5b2ad240a09cea0ba0c8f)
outside Windows as well.

Both of the following

  java -jar plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.1.1.R36x_v20101122_1400.jar
  -application org.eclipse.update.core.standaloneUpdate
  -command search -from remote_site_url

  eclipsec.exe -application org.eclipse.update.core.standaloneUpdate
  -command search -from remote_site_url

fail for remote_site_url = http://download.eclipse.org/releases/helios/
with "Connection error / Command failed".

Verified to happen on a couple different machines. Both can "see" the
remote site fine, and the packages are listed correctly in eclipse's
own "install new" dialog, so it's not a 'net problem, or dns etc.

The exact same commands work as expected with a local mirror
when replacing the remote_site_url = file:c/eclipse/repo/helios.

I have tried all variations of quotes or no quotes around the url, and
trailing slash or not - still no luck.

Liviu