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How to define a "garage"-folder? [message #50773] Wed, 18 March 2009 15:22 Go to next message
Michael Moser is currently offline Michael MoserFriend
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I frequently have projects that contain a few files, that I want keep together with the project but which should - strictly speaking - not be considered part of the project.

In such files I keep e.g. documentation files or code snippets or alternative versions of some files, that may or may not be useful later in the project. I usually create a subfolder called "garage" where I "park" such files.

Now, this is usually not an issue, except occasionally when some builders or other tools try to be too thorough and inspect or even try to compile also files that are not within source-folders. This then causes warnings or even errors, which can then block other build-steps or commands which execute only on error-free projects (like e.g. the compilation/build of dependent projects).

Is there a way to define or mark folders that are NOT to be touched by builders (and in that sense are not part of the project) but are still physically below a project's root directory?

Michael
Re: How to define a "garage"-folder? [message #51203 is a reply to message #50773] Thu, 19 March 2009 15:13 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: eclipse-news.rizzoweb.com

On 3/18/2009 11:22 AM, Michael Moser wrote:
> I frequently have projects that contain a few files, that I want keep
> together with the project but which should - strictly speaking - not
> be considered part of the project.
>
> In such files I keep e.g. documentation files or code snippets or
> alternative versions of some files, that may or may not be useful
> later in the project. I usually create a subfolder called "garage"
> where I "park" such files.
>
> Now, this is usually not an issue, except occasionally when some
> builders or other tools try to be too thorough and inspect or even
> try to compile also files that are not within source-folders. This
> then causes warnings or even errors, which can then block other
> build-steps or commands which execute only on error-free projects
> (like e.g. the compilation/build of dependent projects).
>
> Is there a way to define or mark folders that are NOT to be touched
> by builders (and in that sense are not part of the project) but are
> still physically below a project's root directory?

I'd say that is up to each builder. For example, the JDT builder only
looks in directories that are listed as source locations in the
project's build path.
Do you know what builder(s) was/were exhibiting the strange behavior? If
so, you should be able to either configure them to ignore your "garage"
or enter a bug about it.

Eric
Re: How to define a "garage"-folder? [message #52007 is a reply to message #51203] Wed, 25 March 2009 08:56 Go to previous message
Michael Moser is currently offline Michael MoserFriend
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Eric Rizzo wrote:
> On 3/18/2009 11:22 AM, Michael Moser wrote:
>> ...
> I'd say that is up to each builder. For example, the JDT builder only
> looks in directories that are listed as source locations in the
> project's build path.
> Do you know what builder(s) was/were exhibiting the strange behavior?
> If so, you should be able to either configure them to ignore your
> "garage" or enter a bug about it.

One example is e.g. the "JSP Compilation builder". And it offers no editable settings.
I'll submit a Bugzilla...

Michael
Re: How to define a "garage"-folder? [message #593606 is a reply to message #50773] Thu, 19 March 2009 15:13 Go to previous message
Eric Rizzo is currently offline Eric RizzoFriend
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On 3/18/2009 11:22 AM, Michael Moser wrote:
> I frequently have projects that contain a few files, that I want keep
> together with the project but which should - strictly speaking - not
> be considered part of the project.
>
> In such files I keep e.g. documentation files or code snippets or
> alternative versions of some files, that may or may not be useful
> later in the project. I usually create a subfolder called "garage"
> where I "park" such files.
>
> Now, this is usually not an issue, except occasionally when some
> builders or other tools try to be too thorough and inspect or even
> try to compile also files that are not within source-folders. This
> then causes warnings or even errors, which can then block other
> build-steps or commands which execute only on error-free projects
> (like e.g. the compilation/build of dependent projects).
>
> Is there a way to define or mark folders that are NOT to be touched
> by builders (and in that sense are not part of the project) but are
> still physically below a project's root directory?

I'd say that is up to each builder. For example, the JDT builder only
looks in directories that are listed as source locations in the
project's build path.
Do you know what builder(s) was/were exhibiting the strange behavior? If
so, you should be able to either configure them to ignore your "garage"
or enter a bug about it.

Eric
Re: How to define a "garage"-folder? [message #593960 is a reply to message #51203] Wed, 25 March 2009 08:56 Go to previous message
Michael Moser is currently offline Michael MoserFriend
Messages: 914
Registered: July 2009
Senior Member
Eric Rizzo wrote:
> On 3/18/2009 11:22 AM, Michael Moser wrote:
>> ...
> I'd say that is up to each builder. For example, the JDT builder only
> looks in directories that are listed as source locations in the
> project's build path.
> Do you know what builder(s) was/were exhibiting the strange behavior?
> If so, you should be able to either configure them to ignore your
> "garage" or enter a bug about it.

One example is e.g. the "JSP Compilation builder". And it offers no editable settings.
I'll submit a Bugzilla...

Michael
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