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Hello, I'm looking for a way to configure folders as dynamic library containers that provide the included jars to the classpath. My search with google lead me to #39198, which is marked as a duplicate of #50461. According to the posts for #50461 this functionality is already included in eclipse but I can't find it and received no answer upon my comment. Therefore I'm reposting this as a feature request. So, I want to be able to do the following: mark a folder (inside a project or not - doesn't matter to me) as a container that dynamically adds or removes jars from the classpath of my project when I add them to or remove them from this folder (exactly like the 'Web App Library' folder from the Web Tools Project does). Further this folder should be shown like a directory (again like the 'Web App Library' container or the 'JRE System Library') so my 'Project Explorer' view isn't drowned with jar entries and remains useful. To put it short: I want a 'Web App Library' folder for 'normal' eclipse projects. IMO this should be possible by 'Selecting Project Preferences' -> 'Java Build Path' -> Libraries -> 'Add Library' -> __'Add Jar Folder'__ (currently one can only add a folder containing .class files). Further there is probably not much work necessary because the functionality is already included in eclipse. Therefore nearly (I'm being optimistic here) all you have to do is to add a 'Add Jar Folder' button on the library configuration page. This enhancement would not only ease the the integration with existing build / dependency resolution systems but also ease jar distribution for bigger development teams and generally make many peoples life easier so please give me that button / functionality ;).
I would love to see that feature too! IMHO I can't understand why you introduced the 'Web App' Container but didn't give us the possibility to use a dynamic _jar_ container like this for 'normal' projects. Please add it.
This is my number 1 wish to the next Eclipse version! Up to now, we wrap our library-folder into a user-library to achieve a similar functionality. But this comes with a number of other problems, especially since UserLibraries are buggy...
This is near the top on my eclipse wishlist as well. I'd love to be able to just create a lib folder in my non-wtp applications and have eclipse magically add its contents to the classpath. I believe someone created a plugin like this several years ago, and the "user library" feature seems to have been meant to superceed it, but that only seems to allow the creation of static containers. Any chance something like this is in the works?
I agree this would be wonderful thing to have. Libraries are usually distributed as jars names library_name.0.1.2.jar. With current behavior I have to rename them to library_name.jar (thus removing the version number which I have to track separately in lib/README file -- do I have to mention it requires more work and is error prone?) or do some clicking and updating project files. With this feature all I'd have to do is removing old jar, putting new one and that would be it.
bug 39198, bug 50461, bug 166556 I published a new version of 'Library Folder ClasspathContainer' with an agreement with the original author, Joris. Library Folder ClasspathContainer marks a folder and adds all jars and zips on the folder. When a member of the jars or zips is removed, this plugin automatically follows the changes. I modified the original plugin for eclipse 3.2 and 3.3. Maybe available on 3.0 and 3.1. Please visit and try it. http://libcontainer.sourceforge.net/updates/
*** Bug 208487 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
