Linked resources in .project

Question

I am using linked resources to avoid using absolute paths in
a source-controlled BlazeDS application. I have set the
${CATALINA_HOME} linked resource in Eclipse and am using it
successfully for compiler argument paths. I have also set the
output folder in Project->Properties->Flex Build
Path->Output Folder to use ${CATALINA_HOME}.
However, in the .project file, a linkedResources element has
been created specifying the output folder location as an absolute
path, rather than using ${CATALINA_HOME}. When I try to edit the
.project file to use the link token, after saving the file, Eclipse
resets the path back to absolute.
So, while my .actionScriptProperties and .flexProperties use
the linked resource properly, the .project file does not, and makes
it difficult to share the project.
Any ideas on why this might be happening?
I also don't understand why in my .actionScriptProperties, in
the compiler tag, why there is both a outputFolderLocation and
outputFolderPath attribute. What is the difference? The
outputFolderLocation attribute uses the linked resource, while
outputFolderPath is set to "bin-debug" and seems to be referencing
the .project file where the linkedResource is giving me trouble. I
believe this to be the case because nowhere else to I specify
bin-debug to be the name of the output folder.

Answer 1

On 12/27/2011 02:51 AM, Mikhail wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to link external source folder to my project. I'm doing this
> via Project properties->C/C++ general->Paths and Symbols->Source
> Location->Link Folder. In principle it is working fine, if I specify the
> absolute folder path.
> The problem is that the absolute path is not applicable in my case, as
> we share the project via SVN, and other developers have that folder with
> absolute paths. We are using an environment variable to reference this
> issue. But this variable is not available in the "Variables.." popup for
> the linked resources. Only variables I see there are ECLIPSE_HOME,
> PARENT_LOC, PROJECT_LOC and WORKSPACE_LOC.
>
> This puzzles me a lot. How can I link the folder using an environment
> variable? I can see the variables in the Project properties->C/C++
> build->Build Variables (with "Show system variables" enabled), but not
> in Project properties->Resource->Linked Resources->Path Variables.
>
> Are there any solutions to this problem?
>
> Best regards,
> Mikhail Barg
Eclipse won't pick up Path Variables from Environment variables. You
can define your own Path Variables in the popup for linked resources.
Click on the New button and browse to the file system location. Each
developer then needs to define this variable in their own workspace.
You are able to get relative paths using special variable names that are
internal to Eclipse. You can setup the relative links using Drag and
Drop. Open up a system file navigator window (Explorer, Dolphin,
Nautilus, etc). Drag the external folder and drop it on the project in
the Eclipse Project Explorer. A dialog box will ask if you want to add
the folder to the project. Select Link to Files and Folders. You can
then select if the link should be relative to the project, workspace, or
a variable you create yourself.