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Manage Single Java Class used in Different Projects [message #1791931] Sat, 07 July 2018 23:05 Go to next message
Dennis Putnam is currently offline Dennis PutnamFriend
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I have 2 companion projects that share one particular class. Is there a way to get eclipse to access that class in both projects so only one needs to be maintained? I guess I am asking for that class to be managed in one project but that copy be automatically included when the other is compiled. TIA.
Re: Manage Single Java Class used in Different Projects [message #1791936 is a reply to message #1791931] Sun, 08 July 2018 09:17 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Ed Willink is currently offline Ed WillinkFriend
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Hi

You could arrange for one project's build to automatically copy from to the other, but since that's pretty stupid, the support is not great.

Much better to create a common/library/shared/util project in which the common functionality is maintained. e.g. org.eclipse.equinox.common, org.eclipse.emf.common, ...

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Ed Willink
Re: Manage Single Java Class used in Different Projects [message #1791938 is a reply to message #1791936] Sun, 08 July 2018 14:42 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Dennis Putnam is currently offline Dennis PutnamFriend
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I've never created my own library. I'll have to research that. Is the technique to create a 3rd project with that single class, then build that as a library and finally include that library in the build path of each project? That seems like the long way around the barn but if that is the best programming practice then I'll try it. Thanks.

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Re: Manage Single Java Class used in Different Projects [message #1791940 is a reply to message #1791938] Sun, 08 July 2018 15:12 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Ed Willink is currently offline Ed WillinkFriend
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Hi

If you use MANIFEST.MF, you just build a third plugin and specify a dependency. It won't be long before you have more common material to put in it.

If you don't use MANIFEST.MF, you should learn, since everything you do must be a "long way around the barn".

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Re: Manage Single Java Class used in Different Projects [message #1791944 is a reply to message #1791940] Sun, 08 July 2018 17:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Thanks. I'll look into that too.
Re: Manage Single Java Class used in Different Projects [message #1791957 is a reply to message #1791944] Mon, 09 July 2018 04:08 Go to previous message
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