Bug 387463

Summary:	Improve instructions to set up SWT from Git
Product:	[Eclipse Project] Platform	Reporter:	Markus Keller <markus.kell.r>
Component:	SWT	Assignee:	Platform-SWT-Inbox <platform-swt-inbox>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	P3	CC:	arunkumar.thondapu, Silenio_Quarti
Version:	4.2
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
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Description Markus Keller

2012-08-17 05:53:05 EDT

The instructions in "Setting Up SWT" in http://www.eclipse.org/swt/git.php could be improved: Copying a .classpath file and hoping that it won't change in the future is a bit brittle. A better solution is to create a linked resource:

- right-click the org.eclipse.swt project and choose "New > File"
- click "Advanced", "Link to file in the file system", and "Variables..."
- select PROJECT_LOC and click "Extend..."
- select the .classpath_xxx for your platform and click "OK"
- change the file name to ".classpath" and click "Finish"

Comment 1 Markus Keller

2012-08-29 10:30:28 EDT

Forgot the last step to avoid an outgoing change in .project (for the linked resource):
- with EGit installed, right-click org.eclipse.swt/.project and choose Team > Advanced > Assume Unchanged