Bug 54137

Summary:	Need the ability to add external directories to a project build path
Product:	[Eclipse Project] JDT	Reporter:	Ritchie Schacher <schacher>
Component:	Core	Assignee:	JDT-Core-Inbox <jdt-core-inbox>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	P3	CC:	danberg, mdelder
Version:	3.0
Target Milestone:	3.0 M8
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
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Description Ritchie Schacher

2004-03-09 09:34:15 EST

We have a scenario where we create a Java project and need to add classes from 
a folder in an external directory to the Java build path, and currently we 
cannot do this.

Is this something that is planned, or can be added, in an upcoming milestone?

Comment 1 Philipe Mulet

2004-03-25 06:39:40 EST

Use linked source folders, so as to mount external directories containing 
files. These will be treated as normal resources from thereon, and you can add 
these to your classpath (think of symlinks).

In folder creation wizard, look under the "Advanced" button located right below 
the folder name input field.

Comment 2 Ritchie Schacher

2004-03-25 08:00:14 EST

Ok, that's the workaround we've found also.  We weren't sure if there was ever 
a plan to directly add the directory to the classpath.

As an aside, might be nice if the build path wizard acually automated some of 
this.  Right now it's a multi step process for the user, and the user has to 
know that this is the way you do it.