Bug 127023

Summary:	[rename] Renaming a JAR
Product:	[Eclipse Project] JDT	Reporter:	Eric Rizzo <eclipse-bugs>
Component:	UI	Assignee:	Markus Keller <markus.kell.r>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	P3	CC:	mn
Version:	3.1
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows 2000
Whiteboard:

Description Eric Rizzo

2006-02-08 23:34:31 EST

If you rename a JAR (via Eclipse UI) that is on a project's build path, the build path is not automatically updated to the new JAR name. It forces the user to manually edit the build path to reflect the new JAR name.
It seems the refactoring engine has the necessary information to go ahead and update (or at least offer to) any projects that depend on the JAR being renamed.

Comment 1 Jerome Lanneluc

2006-02-09 04:08:25 EST

Moving to JDT UI

Comment 2 Martin Aeschlimann

2006-02-12 10:42:55 EST

How did you rename the JAR. It seems to me that we never of a 'Refactor-Rename' on JARs. If you used File-Rename: This is supposed to only rename a file, without updating any references.

But I think it would be consistent if 'Refactor-Rename' is also supported on internal JAR's.

Comment 3 Markus Keller

2006-02-13 04:43:26 EST

So I take this as an enhancement request to support the rename refactoring for internal jars.

Comment 4 Eric Rizzo

2006-02-13 08:05:04 EST

Correct that there is not a Refactor action for renaming a JAR (it is done with a Rename action from Navigator view). Also correct that my intention is for this to be a request to make renaming a JAR an "intelligent" refactoring rather than a simple filesystem name change.

Thanks.