Packaging Utility problems

["Bailey Paul" <paul.bailey@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Hi,
>
> I am trying to create a repository to ease the installation of WDSC
> for the other users here, but I am having a problem with the Packaging
> Utility.
>
> After the progress bar gets to ~98%, I get an error message: An
> internal error occurred during: "Copying selected packages...".
>
> I am using v1.0.0.4 of the Packaging Utility, but I have used v1.0.0.1
> and v1.0.0.3 as well, and all give the same result. There is a log
> file in the <C:\Documents and
> Settings\[user]\.IBM\pu\pluginState\.metadata> folder, and this is the
> complete contents:
>
>
> !SESSION 2007-07-27 14:19:04.828
> -----------------------------------------------
> eclipse.buildId=unknown
> java.fullversion=J2RE 1.5.0 IBM J9 2.3 Windows XP x86-32
> j9vmwi3223-20070201 (JIT enabled)
> J9VM - 20070131_11312_lHdSMR
> JIT  - 20070109_1805ifx1_r8
> GC   - 200701_09
> BootLoader constants: OS=win32, ARCH=x86, WS=win32, NL=en_GB
> Command-line arguments:  -os win32 -ws win32 -arch x86
>
> !ENTRY com.ibm.cic.common.core 4 4 2007-07-27 14:30:44.110
> !MESSAGE file:/C:/Download/WDSCv7/disk5/ad/atoc/atoc.xml: 1:1: Content
> is not allowed in prolog.
>
> !ENTRY org.eclipse.core.jobs 4 2 2007-07-27 14:30:44.282
> !MESSAGE An internal error occurred during: "Copying selected
> packages...".
> !STACK 0
> java.lang.NullPointerException
> 	at
> com.ibm.cic.common.core.artifactrepo.impl.RepoAs.IArtifactGet(RepoAs.j
> ava:17)
> 	at
> com.ibm.cic.common.core.artifactrepo.base.AddArtifactsByDisk$AddArtifa
> ctsOnDisk.makeSimpleAddArgs(AddArtifactsByDisk.java:189)
> 	at
> com.ibm.cic.common.core.artifactrepo.base.AddArtifactsByDisk$AddArtifa
> ctsOnDisk.useDisk(AddArtifactsByDisk.java:148)
> 	at
> com.ibm.cic.common.core.internal.volrepo.VolumeArtifactRepository.useA
> rtifactLocatorsInOrder(VolumeArtifactRepository.java:204)
> 	at
> com.ibm.cic.common.core.artifactrepo.base.ArtifactsByDiskOperation.doE
> xecuteDiskOperation(ArtifactsByDiskOperation.java:125)
> 	at
> com.ibm.cic.common.core.artifactrepo.base.AddArtifactsByDisk.doExecute
> (AddArtifactsByDisk.java:245)
> 	at
> com.ibm.cic.common.core.internal.artifactrepo.ArtifactOperationMultipl
> e.execute(ArtifactOperationMultiple.java:86)
> 	at
> com.ibm.cic.common.core.artifactrepo.AssignArtifacts.execute(AssignArt
> ifacts.java:373)
> 	at
> com.ibm.cic.author.core.internal.operations.ArtifactCopy.copy(Artifact
> Copy.java:237)
> 	at
> com.ibm.cic.author.core.internal.operations.CopyContentHelper.copyCont
> ent(CopyContentHelper.java:185)
> 	at
> com.ibm.cic.author.core.internal.operations.CopyOfferingOperation.copy
> Offering(CopyOfferingOperation.java:312)
> 	at
> com.ibm.cic.author.core.internal.operations.CopyOfferingOperation.acce
> ss$0(CopyOfferingOperation.java:290)
> 	at
> com.ibm.cic.author.core.internal.operations.CopyOfferingOperation$1.fo
> undOffering(CopyOfferingOperation.java:242)
> 	at
> com.ibm.cic.author.core.internal.operations.PackageCollection.collect(
> PackageCollection.java:260)
> 	at
> com.ibm.cic.author.core.internal.operations.CopyOfferingOperation.exec
> ute(CopyOfferingOperation.java:271)
> 	at
> com.ibm.cic.author.core.internal.operations.CopyOfferingOperation.exec
> ute(CopyOfferingOperation.java:215)
> 	at
> com.ibm.cic.ros.ui.internal.getpkgs.GetPackagesWizard$CopyJob.run(GetP
> ackagesWizard.java:112)
> 	at
> com.ibm.cic.common.ui.internal.parts.ProgressPart$ProgressJob.run(Prog
> ressPart.java:95)
> 	at org.eclipse.core.internal.jobs.Worker.run(Worker.java:58)
>
>
> I know some of you have used the PU so perhaps you can shed light on
> what is going wrong? It is Friday afternoon, and my deadline has now
> passed, so all the help you can give will be extremely useful!
>
>
> Thanks very much in advance,
> Paul.
>
> _________________________________________________
> Paul Bailey
> Axis (Volvo IT),