[news.eclipse.technology] Re: Eclipse just seems wrong

["Alex" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>]

As far as know Eclipse is not only for Java . Why other project types need
have directory structure and project structures are mirrors of each other?

"Bob Hays, Computer Geek" <purplehayz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:BB8466DF.FC48%purplehayz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> On 9/10/03 12:07 AM, in article bjmbgt$m7p$2@xxxxxxxxxxx, "Gregg Wonderly"
> <gergg@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I tried to take one of my 800 source file projects, and build it in
eclipse.
> > I used my KAWA configuration to specify all of the needed jars to build
> > against.  But,
> > it appears that since my .java files do not mirror the package
structure,
> > that the compiler (I guess eclipse uses its own compiler [which will
> > guarantee compile time portability issues to other IDEs, sigh]) can not
find
> > the classes with the expected package names (is it ignoring my package
> > statements...), and thus I get 5000 error messages about classes not
> > found...sigh...
>
> The Java spec says that the directory structure and package structures are
> mirrors of each other - if you're using package statements that don't
match
> the file structure then you're asking for problems when porting to other
> Java compilers, not just IDEs.
>
> > What is the deal with simplicity?  I've always used "javac -d ???" to
> > compile my class files into an appropriate directory where I like to
keep
> > all my build output so that I can copy it to other machines when I need
to
> > bring up a new build environment.  Apparently everyone has gone around
> > compiling without -d and thus thinks you must put your source files into
> > package directory structures.
>
> When you create a project in Eclipse, you can select an output directory -
> its on the last wizard screen and also available under the build section
of
> the Properties pages for the project (once its created).  The item is the
> last item on the Source tab of that page.  I use it both to separate
> binaries from source and to make it easier to make jar files when I need t
o.
>
> Hope that helps.  Have fun! - Bob
>
> -- 
> Bob Hays, Computer Geek
> http://www.alephnaught.com
>
> "The difference between a craftsman and an artist is, after all, in the
> mind, not the hands."
> -- Bob Lewis
>