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Workspace folder reassign fails [message #125492]

Thu, 22 December 2005 11:43

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: rip.uno.gmail.com

I installed Eclipse - started it up - when it prompted for default
workspace folder (wanted to default to C:\ECLIPSE\WORKSPACE) but I wqant
it to use my network drive, so I pointed it to H:\MyFolder and it seemsed
to like that OK. However, when opening Eclipse - I get NOTHING in left
Navigator pane. Can we not choose a folder of our choosing for the
Workspace?

Re: Workspace folder reassign fails [message #125582 is a reply to message #125492]

Thu, 22 December 2005 14:52

Eclipse User

I don't get anything in the left Navigator pane either.

But then I don't think I should. You opened a new workspace... there's
nothing in it. I imagine you expected you'd be able to navigate through
your file space, but Navigate lets you wander through your workspace...
different ideas. You won't see anything until you put a project in your
workspace.

I also imagine what you're wanting is that your existing work would
appear in Eclipse. For that, you'll want to Import the Existing stuff
via one of those options in the Import menu or the "from existing"
options in the New Project wizard... but I *highly* recommend you read
the tutorial first so you understand Eclipse's "model".

But then I might just be imagining what you're wanting incorrectly. If
so, enlighten me and I'll try again.
--
RDS

rip wrote:
> I installed Eclipse - started it up - when it prompted for default
> workspace folder (wanted to default to C:\ECLIPSE\WORKSPACE) but I wqant
> it to use my network drive, so I pointed it to H:\MyFolder and it
> seemsed to like that OK. However, when opening Eclipse - I get NOTHING
> in left Navigator pane. Can we not choose a folder of our choosing for
> the Workspace?
>

Re: Workspace folder reassign fails [message #126517 is a reply to message #125582]

Wed, 28 December 2005 18:55

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: eclipse3.rizzoweb.com

Randy D. Smith wrote:
> I don't get anything in the left Navigator pane either.
>
> But then I don't think I should. You opened a new workspace... there's
> nothing in it. I imagine you expected you'd be able to navigate through
> your file space, but Navigate lets you wander through your workspace...
> different ideas. You won't see anything until you put a project in your
> workspace.
>
> I also imagine what you're wanting is that your existing work would
> appear in Eclipse. For that, you'll want to Import the Existing stuff
> via one of those options in the Import menu or the "from existing"
> options in the New Project wizard... but I *highly* recommend you read
> the tutorial first so you understand Eclipse's "model".
>
> But then I might just be imagining what you're wanting incorrectly. If
> so, enlighten me and I'll try again.

Excellent advice.
One more thing: I'm pretty sure that Eclipse does not officially support
storing your workspace on a remote file system (mounted or network
drive). Eclipse depends heavily on very frequent disk IO and network
drives can have latency issues that make Eclipse perform poorly over them.
It might work for a while, but don't come complaining that "Eclipse is
slow" if running under that configuration.

HTH,
Eric

Re: Workspace folder reassign fails [message #126687 is a reply to message #126517]

Thu, 29 December 2005 16:38

Eclipse User

Eric Rizzo wrote:
> Randy D. Smith wrote:
>
>> blah blah blah...
>
> Excellent advice.
> One more thing: I'm pretty sure that Eclipse does not officially support
> storing your workspace on a remote file system (mounted or network
> drive). Eclipse depends heavily on very frequent disk IO and network
> drives can have latency issues that make Eclipse perform poorly over them.
> It might work for a while, but don't come complaining that "Eclipse is
> slow" if running under that configuration.

NOW you tell me! Interesting timing. I've spent the past couple of days
reproducing my Linux-side working environment to get away from my
NFS-mounted home location, all in an effort to see if several phantom
problems I'd been chasing might in some way be NFS related. (I even
posted quite a while back over in eclipse.platform land asking about
some massive "FAM server" error messages I saw emanating "from Eclipse",
never got a response, and later learned through Google it might be
NFS-related.)

I should have known better, but was lured by the ease with which my NFS
home allowed me to bounce around working in several different
environments with apparent ease... Oh well, maybe someday networks
really will be "seamless"!

Thanks for the advice... I only wish I'd seen it a month or so ago! :-)
--
RDS

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