Introduction:
This error occurs since upgraded to Eclipse 4.3 (Kepler). If you perform the checkout with an old workspace (prior to Kepler) open, the checkout works fine
Question:
Trying to checkout from explorer view in Eclipse all users get a null pointer execption. This error occurs since we have upgraded to Eclipse 4.3 (Kepler).
Environment:
Harvest 12.1.x
Resolution:
Deselect the GIT option in Windows-> Preferences ->Team -> Ignored resources from the eclipse IDE.
This problem has been corrected in r12.5 release.