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link to file in the filesystem does not create softlink? [message #256723]

Mon, 19 May 2008 15:46

Eclipse User

Hi,

I always thought, that creating a "link to a file in the filesystem" creates a
symbolic filesystem link in the workspace folder. But this isn't the case.
It seems that a plugin that I need can't find such linked files.

Can I "cheat" on eclipse by manually creating "physical" symbolic links in the
workspace?

Felix

Re: link to file in the filesystem does not create softlink? [message #256766 is a reply to message #256723]

Tue, 20 May 2008 08:09

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: merks.ca.ibm.com

Felix,

The links Eclipse uses work on all OSes, even ones that don't support
symbolic links in their file system. I think creating symbolic links in
the underlying file system will be respected...

Felix Dorner wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I always thought, that creating a "link to a file in the filesystem"
> creates a symbolic filesystem link in the workspace folder. But this
> isn't the case.
> It seems that a plugin that I need can't find such linked files.
>
> Can I "cheat" on eclipse by manually creating "physical" symbolic
> links in the workspace?
>
> Felix
>
>
>
>
>

Re: link to file in the filesystem does not create softlink? [message #256779 is a reply to message #256766]

Tue, 20 May 2008 08:47

Eclipse User

Ed Merks wrote:
> The links Eclipse uses work on all OSes, even ones that don't support
> symbolic links in their file system.

Actually not a bad strategy.

I think creating symbolic links in
> the underlying file system will be respected...

Yes it seems to work.

Felix.

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