Re: Use existing filesystem within new project.

Daniel Dyer wrote:
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).

It is very easy to use existing folders in Eclipse. You start new project:
File / New / Project / Select Java Project / Next.
Ans then select "create new project from existing source" (instead of "create new project in workspace").
Then provide project name and browse for project folder. Then Eclipse loads everything it finds (especially Java files) in this folder in new project, and you can work. You can then select source folders, libraries, places for compiled files as usual in Eclipse.
One moment - any changes in folders become visible to Eclipse only after refresh with Project / Refresh command.
.

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