Eclipse Mars m2e plugin fails to download repository index updates on startup. I run Eclipse behind a company firewall but the proxy settings work fine for "check for updates", "eclipse marketplace", and eclipse's built-in browser.
I have tried the following:
Deleting the cache directory
\eclipse\p2\org.eclipse.equinox.p2.repository\cacheand then refreshing the repositories. Preferences -> Install Update -> Available Software Sites => select the entry and click "Reload"Adding
-Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=trueto-vmargsin eclipse.ini
Edit: Proxy configurations are correctly set in $HOME/.m2/settings.xml
Edit: Seems like a bug. So I raised a bug request with eclipse.org. You can view it here
Due to this issue, eclipse fails to search and add dependency from maven repositories.
Here is the error in .metadata/.log
eclipse.buildId=4.5.0.I20150603-2000
java.version=1.8.0_60
java.vendor=Oracle Corporation
BootLoader constants: OS=win32, ARCH=x86_64, WS=win32, NL=en_IN
Framework arguments: -product org.eclipse.epp.package.jee.product
Command-line arguments: -os win32 -ws win32 -arch x86_64 -product org.eclipse.epp.package.jee.product
!ENTRY org.eclipse.m2e.logback.appender 4 0 2015-09-30 14:39:59.820
!MESSAGE Unable to update index for central|https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2
!STACK 0
java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect
at java.net.TwoStacksPlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method)
at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.doConnect(AbstractPlainSocketImpl.java:350)
at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(AbstractPlainSocketImpl.java:206)
at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connect(AbstractPlainSocketImpl.java:188)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(PlainSocketImpl.java:172)
at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(SocksSocketImpl.java:392)
at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:589)
at com.squareup.okhttp.internal.Platform.connectSocket(Platform.java:107)
at com.squareup.okhttp.Connection.connect(Connection.java:156)
at com.squareup.okhttp.Connection.connectAndSetOwner(Connection.java:175)
at com.squareup.okhttp.OkHttpClient$1.connectAndSetOwner(OkHttpClient.java:120)
at com.squareup.okhttp.internal.http.HttpEngine.nextConnection(HttpEngine.java:330)
at com.squareup.okhttp.internal.http.HttpEngine.connect(HttpEngine.java:319)
at com.squareup.okhttp.internal.http.HttpEngine.sendRequest(HttpEngine.java:241)
at com.squareup.okhttp.Call.getResponse(Call.java:271)
at com.squareup.okhttp.Call$ApplicationInterceptorChain.proceed(Call.java:228)
at com.squareup.okhttp.Call.getResponseWithInterceptorChain(Call.java:199)
at com.squareup.okhttp.Call.execute(Call.java:79)
at io.takari.aether.okhttp.OkHttpAetherClient.execute(OkHttpAetherClient.java:154)
at io.takari.aether.okhttp.OkHttpAetherClient.get(OkHttpAetherClient.java:100)
at org.eclipse.m2e.core.internal.index.nexus.AetherClientResourceFetcher.retrieve(AetherClientResourceFetcher.java:79)
at org.apache.maven.index.updater.AbstractResourceFetcher.retrieve(AbstractResourceFetcher.java:35)
at org.apache.maven.index.updater.DefaultIndexUpdater.downloadIndexProperties(DefaultIndexUpdater.java:452)
at org.apache.maven.index.updater.DefaultIndexUpdater.access$100(DefaultIndexUpdater.java:75)
at org.apache.maven.index.updater.DefaultIndexUpdater$IndexAdaptor.setProperties(DefaultIndexUpdater.java:607)
at org.apache.maven.index.updater.DefaultIndexUpdater.fetchAndUpdateIndex(DefaultIndexUpdater.java:788)
at org.apache.maven.index.updater.DefaultIndexUpdater.fetchAndUpdateIndex(DefaultIndexUpdater.java:135)
at org.eclipse.m2e.core.internal.index.nexus.NexusIndexManager.updateRemoteIndex(NexusIndexManager.java:1127)
at org.eclipse.m2e.core.internal.index.nexus.NexusIndexManager.updateIndex(NexusIndexManager.java:1084)
at org.eclipse.m2e.core.internal.index.nexus.NexusIndexManager$1.run(NexusIndexManager.java:656)
at org.eclipse.m2e.core.internal.index.nexus.IndexUpdaterJob.run(IndexUpdaterJob.java:72)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.jobs.Worker.run(Worker.java:55)
I've found solution. It's quite simple. After some code investigation I've found following thing: https://github.com/eclipse/m2e-core/blob/releases/1.6/1.6.2.20150902-0002/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/internal/embedder/MavenImpl.java#L1226
So m2e scans proxy list and trying to find correct by protocol. If you look at central url: https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2. It's starts from "https".
Your proxy settings should looks like that (one proxy for http and second for https):
<proxies>
<proxy>
<active>true</active>
<protocol>http</protocol>
<host>myproxy.company.com</host>
<port>8080</port>
</proxy>
<proxy>
<active>true</active>
<protocol>https</protocol>
<host>myproxy.company.com</host>
<port>8080</port>
</proxy>
</proxies>
Although you have configured proxy in eclispe, you have to do the same config for maven, into settinggs.xml file. Here you have my proxy configuration section:
<proxies>
<proxy>
<active>true</active>
<protocol>http</protocol>
<host>myproxy.company.com</host>
<port>8080</port>
</proxy>
</proxies>
Then you have to ensure in eclipse that you are using the configured settings.xml file, in window->preferences-maven->user settings.
Hope it helps.
Maven uses its own proxy settings, defined in .m2/settings.xml. You can find the settings used my m2e plugin in Eclipse's menu: Windows / Preferences / Maven / User Settings. Remember to hit the Update Settings -button after editing:
<!-- proxies
| This is a list of proxies which can be used on this machine to connect to the network.
| Unless otherwise specified (by system property or command-line switch), the first proxy
| specification in this list marked as active will be used.
|-->
<proxies>
<!-- proxy
| Specification for one proxy, to be used in connecting to the network.
|
<proxy>
<id>optional</id>
<active>true</active>
<protocol>http</protocol>
<username>proxyuser</username>
<password>proxypass</password>
<host>proxy.host.net</host>
<port>80</port>
<nonProxyHosts>local.net|some.host.com</nonProxyHosts>
</proxy>
-->
</proxies>
来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32862454/eclipse-fails-to-update-maven-index-while-behind-company-proxy