[news.eclipse.tools.jdt] Which Eclipse project files to be placed under

[Michael Ludwig <louisseize@xxxxxx>]

What are the pros and cons of placing each of the following files or directories under source code control?

project
settings
classpath

The objective is to have useful information in Eclipse in order to enable a quick start after check out. On the other hand, local changes may be necessary on various machines, for example the classpath for external JARs; so what's very likely to change from machine to machine should probably not be placed under source control.

My impression is that .classpath is better left out of source control while .project and .settings should go in.

The SCM tool I'm using is Subversion (via Subclipse), Eclipse is 3.5 Ganymede.

Thanks for your thoughts and experiences.