[news.eclipse.newcomer] Re: Launch Configuration Hell

[Eric Rizzo <eclipse5@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Eric Kolotyluk wrote:
> Eric Rizzo wrote:
> > I'm out of ideas then. If you can generate a reproducible test case, 
> > please do file a bug report in Bugzilla about it. Obviously something 
> > isn't right and I suspect it is hiding somewhere in the project or 
> > your workspace. Sorry I don't remember everything that was already 
> > said, but have you tried starting over with a completely new workspace 
> > with a name that never existed and a bare project?
>
> Yes, that's how this whole thing started, I created a whole new 
> workspace, recreating the project from scatch and the problem persists, 
> so Eclipse is storing this information outside of the workspace. If it's 
> not storing it in the installation directory or the registry, I can't 
> think of anywhere else it would be storing it. At any rate this seems 
> like a serious issue if Eclipse can store information in places that no 
> one can find.

I (and others) can assure you that Eclipse does NOT use the windows 
registry at all, under no circumstances. As for other locations, it will 
only store data in the workspace and the project directories that you 
tell it about. It does not even write into its own installation 
directory other than when you install new features or plugins via the 
update manager.
That is why I have been so adamant that the data must still exist within 
either your workspace or project directory - there is simply no other 
place that Eclipse knows how to write to. Try grabbing a new copy of the 
project from your SCM into a completely new location on disk and create 
a new Eclipse Project there and see if that makes any difference. If it 
still persists, then whatever the problem is must be checked in your SCM 
(in which case others would see it, too, I guess).
Crap, I can't remember - have you looked at the .metadata/.log file 
right when this happens to see if there are any more details logged?

Eric