EGit import in Eclipse showing a runtime error

Question

I tried to make a really simple \"hello world!\" import using EGit in Eclipse. I have not found any evidence that the software is not working (no bug found in Google), so it

Answer 1

Thanks to @howlger answer
I visualized the solution

Answer 2

In the Import Projects from Git dialog the Use New project wizard option seems to be broken (see Eclipse bug 324145).

Workaround:

Probably, the problem occurred after the repository has been cloned (otherwise you have to clone the repository first). To import an existing local Git repository use File > Open Projects from File System... (instead of File > Import... > Git > Projects from Git). If the project is not an Eclipse project but contains .java files, the project will be configured automatically as a Java project. The local Git repository will also be detected and added automatically.