[news.eclipse.tools.jdt] Re: .jar in lib folder not visible, no filter s

["Lars Vogel" <Lars.Vogel@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Eric,

thank you for your explanation I didn't realize it. Best regards, Lars


"Eric Rizzo" <eclipse5@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
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> In Package Explorer, JARs that are on the build path do NOT show up under 
> the folder where they are physically located. Instead they show up under 
> Referenced Libraries. Package Explorer is "helping" you by grouping all 
> libs together under that heading.
> Personally, I much prefer working with the Java Browsing perspective and 
> Resource Navigator as opposed the the default Java perspective with the 
> "help" that Package Explorer brings.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Eric
>
>
> Lars Vogel wrote:
>> Hi Paul,
>>
>> not sure what you mean. If I copy on the file system for example a file, 
>> e.g. an icon, and press F5 on the folder the new file becomes visible.
>>
>> Are you saying .jars behave differently?
>>
>> I tried now now to import the jar but the system tells me source and 
>> destination are the same.
>>
>> Best regards, Lars
>>
>> "Paul A. Rubin" <rubin@xxxxxxx> wrote in message 
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>>> Lars Vogel wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I have a folder in my eclipse project called lib which contains one 
>>>> file "derby.jar". I use the derby.jar in my project / build path. What 
>>>> I don't understand is why this file is not visible in the package 
>>>> explorer. The folder is visible but not the file "derby.jar".
>>>>
>>>> I did:
>>>>
>>>> 1.) Refresh the folder lib several times
>>>> 2.) Unflag all filter in the package explorer
>>>> 3.) Did check that the file exists
>>>>
>>>> Any advice?
>>>>
>>>> Best regards, Lars
>>> Did you import the file into the project?
>>>
>>> /Paul
>>