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System files should not be exported [message #45033]

Wed, 22 August 2007 10:32

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: dartar.wikkawiki.org

I'm posting here a request sent to the pdt dev list and still unanswered.
I assume this is a bug and not a feature, but would like to hear from
other users/devs.

Dario

--
Following up on a previous email, I've managed to hide PDT's system files
by switching to PHP Explorer as per Shachar's suggestion, but Export >
File System still tries to export all of the following (and it shouldn't):

.cache
.settings
.project
.projectOptions

Re: System files should not be exported [message #45037 is a reply to message #45033]

Wed, 22 August 2007 11:34

Eclipse User

I don't think is not a bug, but working as designed. The export to file system is
a generic eclipse mechanism, it allows you to select whatever files you
wish to export from that project and shows you all the files in the project
including the ones which are hidden when you are using the PHP project browser.
The behaviour is the same whether it is a java project, CDT project, PHP project etc.
where these project types also keep config into in files within the project but don't
show in their specific project browsers (but do show up in the navigator as it is
just a file explorer).

You may wish to ask on the eclipse platform about having the export to file system
be optionally able to hide files starting with . from the export dialog for example
there may be a way to do this already.

Dave Kelsey

Dario wrote:
> I'm posting here a request sent to the pdt dev list and still unanswered.
> I assume this is a bug and not a feature, but would like to hear from
> other users/devs.
>
> Dario
>
> --
> Following up on a previous email, I've managed to hide PDT's system
> files by switching to PHP Explorer as per Shachar's suggestion, but
> Export > File System still tries to export all of the following (and it
> shouldn't):
>
> .cache
> .settings
> .project
> .projectOptions
>
>

Re: System files should not be exported [message #45067 is a reply to message #45037]

Wed, 22 August 2007 11:52

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: dartar.wikkawiki.org

Hi Dave -- I'm not familiar with the behaviour of other Eclipse plugins,
but as far as I can tell PHPEclipse definitely hides these internal
files/folder from the export dialog. I might be wrong but is the "export"
feature really meant to export the whole settings of a project and not
just its source?

Re: System files should not be exported [message #45104 is a reply to message #45067]

Wed, 22 August 2007 11:57

Eclipse User

Sorry Dario, I am not familiar with PHPEclipse, but export to file system
is a generic eclipse facility and as such does give you the option to select
all files contained within a project.

Maybe PHPEclipse had some sort of export PHP project to file system option ?

Dave Kelsey

Dario wrote:
> Hi Dave -- I'm not familiar with the behaviour of other Eclipse plugins,
> but as far as I can tell PHPEclipse definitely hides these internal
> files/folder from the export dialog. I might be wrong but is the
> "export" feature really meant to export the whole settings of a project
> and not just its source?
>

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