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Saving eclipse workspace data in one file [message #143342]

Thu, 16 March 2006 07:36

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: stather.external.onespin-solutions.com

I want to sibmit my eclipse workspace into a CVS. Unfortunately the
".metadata" folder where eclipse stores its information is quite big,
could this be saved in one file, maybe .eclipse-data?

Re: Saving eclipse workspace data in one file [message #143716 is a reply to message #143342]

Fri, 17 March 2006 06:29

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: stather.external.onespin-solutions.com

Does nobody has an explanation or idea?

Re: Saving eclipse workspace data in one file [message #143718 is a reply to message #143342]

Fri, 17 March 2006 07:57

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: dalroth5.hotmail.com

Hello there.

Why not just tar it up (with maximal compression by using bzip2) like so:
tar -cjf tmp/eclipseWorkspace workspace/.metadata/
and then put the archive into CVS instead of the folder?

On my machine this takes it down from 34MB to just under 8MB.

HTH

Steve

Re: Saving eclipse workspace data in one file [message #143722 is a reply to message #143342]

Fri, 17 March 2006 08:59

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: dalroth5.hotmail.com

Hello again.

Of course, it's possible that what you _really_ want to do is to have CVS manage
your project(s) for you: proper commits, checkouts, diffing and all that good
stuff. If so, then to get a project into CVS do this:
Go to the Navigator view (left hand side of the workbench unless you've moved
it);
right click on the project and select team->share then follow the wizard.

I'm not sure why Eclipse refers to 'share' when it really means 'get this pig
into CVS' :)
I can only assume that the Eclipse developers forgot that people coding alone
also use CVS...

HTH

Steve

Re: Saving eclipse workspace data in one file [message #143727 is a reply to message #143722]

Fri, 17 March 2006 09:09

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: hendrik_maryns.despammed.com

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Steve Berry schreef:
> Hello again.
>
> Of course, it's possible that what you _really_ want to do is to have CVS manage
> your project(s) for you: proper commits, checkouts, diffing and all that good
> stuff. If so, then to get a project into CVS do this:
> Go to the Navigator view (left hand side of the workbench unless you've moved
> it);
> right click on the project and select team->share then follow the wizard.
>
> I'm not sure why Eclipse refers to 'share' when it really means 'get this pig
> into CVS' :)
> I can only assume that the Eclipse developers forgot that people coding alone
> also use CVS...

At least the terminology left the possibility for other versioning
systems open (Subclipse)...

H.
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Hendrik Maryns

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Re: Saving eclipse workspace data in one file [message #143775 is a reply to message #143727]

Fri, 17 March 2006 13:55

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: dalroth5.hotmail.com

Hello there.

Good point! :) There again though, if generalisation was what was sought,
something like 'source control' might have been more meaningful than 'share',
don't you think?

Steve

Re: Saving eclipse workspace data in one file [message #143810 is a reply to message #143775]

Fri, 17 March 2006 19:59

Eclipse User

Steve Berry wrote:

> Hello there.
>
> Good point! :) There again though, if generalisation was what was sought,
> something like 'source control' might have been more meaningful than
> 'share', don't you think?
>
> Steve
I don´t want to use eclipse vor CVS access, I use my own CVS GUI.
Also the problem with the .metadata isn´t solved. How does eclipse handle
this? Chechink in all files into the cvs? The .metadata folder has many
files *g

Re: Saving eclipse workspace data in one file [message #143846 is a reply to message #143810]

Sat, 18 March 2006 11:57

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: hendrik_maryns.despammed.com

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Michael Stather uitte de volgende tekst op 03/18/2006 01:59 AM:
> Steve Berry wrote:
>
>> Hello there.
>>
>> Good point! :) There again though, if generalisation was what was sought,
>> something like 'source control' might have been more meaningful than
>> 'share', don't you think?
>>
>> Steve
> I don´t want to use eclipse vor CVS access, I use my own CVS GUI.

Well, that is your decision. But it is often useful to use Eclipse for
it, for example it automatically ignores .class files in a Java project,
and all auxiliary files in a TeXlipse (a TeX plugin) project.

> Also the problem with the .metadata isn´t solved. How does eclipse handle
> this? Chechink in all files into the cvs?

No. It still assumes you check in from the same workspace again. You
can choose to checkin the .project and other project related metadate
though.

H.
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