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When a new file is created in a CVS project, a new task used to get created to remind you that the file wasn't under version control. This no longer works in the M5 and RC1 builds (and perhaps others). It works fine in the official 2.0.1 build. This feature is described here in the RC1 build: http://127.0.0.1:2058/help/index.jsp? topic=/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user/tasks/tasks-100d.htm
The use of tasks for added resources was removed intentionally. The doc should be updated. Changing title from "Auto task generation for unmanaged files is broken" to reflect required action.
Why was this removed? It was a VERY nice feature and seemed to work quite well!
There were several holes that would have been very difficult to fix (i.e. markers were not properly removed in some cases). What did the markers provide you with that is not available using CVS decorators, Commit and/or synchronize? (i.e. part of the reason they were removed is that the advantage to having them appeared to be a lot less then the effort to maintain them. It would be helpful to know what benefit they provided).
The decorators are nice, but don't always show you everything. What made me notice that auto task generation was gone in the first place was that the decorator on my project root told me that I had a difference in my workspace vs. CVS. Upon investigation, I discovered that the difference was that my bin directory hadn't been ignored. However, my bin directory was not showing in the explorer, hence there was no decorator to see. Had auto task generation been there, I would've known immediately what the problem was. Also, a task is much more noticable than a decorator and doesn't require the user to navigate all the way down to the new resource to see what's new, possibly having to eyeball-scan hundreds of files to find the new one. Commit and Synchronize work, but for the former, the user might not want to Commit yet. I actually found my problem by using Synchronize, but the task was much more convenient and had the elegant touch of having Quick Fixes that provided the exact CVS commands the user would want. Would it be possible to just allow the user to manually delete the auto generated task in the case where something goes haywire and it doesn't get deleted automatically? -It seems a real shame to throw out the baby with the bathwater here, especially since the haywire case is relatively rare.
*** Bug 34553 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Bring it back, please! For me it is much more convenient than synchronization. Especially when I want to add a folder to .cvsignore. Did'nt I have to deselect all files under a directory when simply commiting? I sometimes only use synchronization to check if there are changes. I do not like to browse the whole tree to check for additions. I accidentally added a whole build dir to the cvs because i did not see a task that reminded me of the missing "build" resource that i would have added to .cvsignore. And there is more to update than the docs. It is shown in the filter customization of the tasks view (CVS Add etc.). I really like to have all CVS issues in the taks view. It is one of the features that i missed a lot in other tools (and the reason i downloaded RC2 in the hope it was fixed!). I think it is not a good idea to remove a feature some people really get accustomed to only because it is hard to maintain.
Changing title from "Auto task generation for unmanaged files is no longer done"
Thanks for bringing this back!
I didn't bring back the add tasks, I just reactivated the bug report. I'm not convinced that tasks are the right answer for this. We initially implemented them because we needed a way to show deleted resources and the navigator was unable to show them (it only shows resources that exist). However, given that it is rare that a single deletion is commited on it's own, it is probably a mistake to have a task that supports this. I'm beginning to believe that the proper way to do this is to have a CVS Workspace View (a glorified Navigator view) that will show you the resources in your local workspace but allow you to specify filters for various CVS state information. Sample filters would be things like dirty (modified), questionable (added), deleted, merged with conflict, and ignored (there are probably more but that's all I can think of of the top of my head). In essence, this view is like the sync view except that it doesn't need to contact the server and the same menus that appear in other views would appear in this view. I have marked this bug as one to investigate for 2.2
I think an additional CVS Workspace View with filters is a good idea. The great thing about a Task is that it's pro-active, though. Perhaps the two could be integrated. -The user could enable auto task generation which this theoretical CVS Workspace View could drive. That would be really cool. BTW, if it gets implemented, it would be nice to have this view available on a popup menu when right-clicking on the resource. (Like Run and Run Unit Test, but that's another story!) For example, the user could right-click on a project or package and see what source control thinks is dirty.
See the new sync view. It will be in the next integration build. The view name is Live Synchronize. It replaces add/delete tasks and the sync view.
