I cant remember where in preferences it was but there is an option to change to "classic" update style, this works a treat and should solve your problem without having to go to overlay's and the like.
stu 2008/10/29 Andrew Gaydenko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Wednesday 29 October 2008 13:37:15 Helmut Jarausch wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I've emerged dev-util/eclipse-sdk (version 3.4-r2) >> and comes up nicely. >> But when I try to download a plugin >> (e.g. for C++ or Python) using >> Help -> Software Updates >> >> I get >> >> Cannot launch the Update UI. This installation has not been >> configure properly for Software Updates. >> >> What am I missing? >> >> Many thanks for a hint, >> >> Helmut Jarausch >> >> Lehrstuhl fuer Numerische Mathematik >> RWTH - Aachen University >> D 52056 Aachen, Germany > > See https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=239785 > > A workaround is to use java-overlay - that team has kindly prepared 3.4.1 for > us. > >