Windows Eclipse has issues accessing mounted WSL file system.

[timcanham]

Environment

Windows build number: Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18363.1110]
Your Distribution version: Release:        20.04
Whether the issue is on WSL 2 and/or WSL 1: WSL 2

Steps to reproduce

1. Mount WSL file system root:

2. Download and install Eclipse (Mine is 2020-09, C++ dev package)

3. Attempt to create a workspace on the Linux volume

4. Get error:

5. I tried creating the workspace on a Windows volume and then importing projects from the Linux volume, but I saw strange behaviors like empty directories, etc.

WSL logs:

Expected behavior

I was expecting to get a normal Eclipse workspace or projects that I could edit.

Actual behavior

See above...

[therealkenc]

Faceplants on LockFile. /dupe #5762. Work around would be a Samba share. Or wait on #938.

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists in this repository. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread.

Thanks for your report!