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Egit Remove Source Code Directory [message #855241]

Tue, 24 April 2012 12:29

Eclipse User

Indigo 2 with PDT, JavaScript, all up-to-date. Win XP.

I have a PHP project under C:\...\www\stuff\... It can't be moved as it disappears from the localhost website.

I added it to git with Team and saw the recommendation to not use a local .git repository, so I let Eclipse put stuff in my %home% (like ~) directory.

After everything is set up, the entire source code directory is missing! This caused GREAT CONSTERNATION! Needless to say, alcohol was required.

A source code control system should NOT REMOVE THE SOURCE CODE!

Get it?

It turned out that Eclipse/git had moved everything to a plain directory under my home directory. I've managed to keep on going by creating a Windows junction (reparse point, symbolic-link-to-directory) to fake the location of the source code.

Meanwhile, after recovery, I keep on working. But everytime I put something into git, now, I need a few shots for courage, beforehand.

Re: Egit Remove Source Code Directory [message #855386 is a reply to message #855241]

Tue, 24 April 2012 15:32

Eclipse User

As you pointed out, putting repositories in the Home directory is a recommendation, not mandatory. So you could move your repository to the path, where you need it, without using junctions.

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