[news.eclipse.platform] Re: How to copy Eclipsed configuration from one

[Eric Rizzo <eclipse5@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Fred wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Jun 2007 09:29:03 -0400, Eric Rizzo wrote:
> > Eclipse workspaces are not designed to be shared between multiple 
> > machines. The projects are, but workspaces are specific to a particular 
> > machine.
> > You can use File > Export to export projects and/or Preferences and then 
> > import those on another Eclipse installation. Better yet, use a SCM tool 
> > like CVS or Subversion.
>
> I've looked through the FAQ's, and don't see any mention of workspaces
> being specific to a machine.  Can you point this out?

I don't know where it might be "officially" documented, but it is fairly 
common knowledge. About once a week someone asks on the newsgroups about 
sharing workspaces across different machines, and us regulars always 
have the same answer: workspaces are not designed that way, there are 
things in their implementation that make it very difficult or impossible 
to share across machines.

Is there some reason you can't either use an SCM tool or export/import 
of projects to meet your needs?

Eric