Re: Use existing filesystem within new project.

On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:42:48 -0000, Toni <antoni.lacasta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi,

I download my source code from Sourcesafe into my regular working
folder. Unfortunately I can't choose just any working folder.

How do I add all the source code files from this working folder into a
newly created eclipse-cdt project ? I would NOT like to create a copy
of the source code, I would like to edit the files in my working
folder.

Lack of flexibility in setting up projects was one of the things that turned me off Eclipse. It may be possible to achieve what you want, but I could never figure it out and my Eclipse-using colleagues didn't shed any light on it. IDEA and NetBeans let you do pretty much what you want with project layout.

Any reason why you can't just get a new working copy from SourceSafe in the new project directory? Though keep in mind that SourceSafe will not allow you to have two working copies (this limitation is due to it storing your single local working copy path in an .ini file on the insecure network file share that is your source code repository).

Anyone knows about a SourceSafe plugin for eclipse ?

A Google search for Eclipse SourceSafe plugin works for me. SourceSafe plugins all seem to be wrappers around the MS executable, so you'll only be able to use it on Windows.

If you have any choice in the matter at all, I would seriously recommend ditching SourceSafe as soon as possible. It has a whole load of serious defects and no redeeming features. Security, reliability, performance, flexibility - it ticks none of the boxes.

Dan.

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Daniel Dyer
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