Eran Chinthaka wrote: >Any action item on this? I can still see .project files in the svn. > >Do we wanna move that to a separate folder as Dennis suggested or wanna >completely remove them? > > +1 to completely remove IDE related files.
>-- Chinthaka > >Afkham Azeez wrote: > > >>IMHO the codebase is going to get cluttered with so may IDE specific files >>of different IDEs if users who use several IDEs (IDEA, JBuilder, JDeveloper >>etc, etc.) all start committing their IDE specific files. So as a general >>practice, it is better not to commit IDE specific files. >> >>Azeez >> >>On 8/18/06, Jochen Wiedmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>>Eran Chintaka wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>1. There are lot of non-eclipse users who are checking out/in code (FYI >>>>: most of the axiom devs are *not* using eclipse). So why bother we >>>>checking out eclipse junk :) >>>> >>>> >>>Are you telling me, it disturbs you to have two additional files and a >>>folder, which are most possibly even hidden because of the .foo >>>convention? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>2. As Ajith also had already mentioned, maven helps you to generate the >>>>relevant IDE specific stuff. >>>> >>>> >>>It does. However, the output of the plugins is far from acceptable. In >>>particular, the output folders will rarely match. >>> >>>Besides, there's more to it: Compiler settings (which should obviously >>>match those from the pom), formatting guidelines, and the like. These >>>aren't controlled by any plugin. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>3. Some one can declare a variable in Eclipse, pointing to his folder >>>>and can accidentally commit that in to svn. >>>> >>>> >>>The files I have committed do not use any variables. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>4. If some one is having a customized version of .project and >>>> >>>> >>>.classpath >>> >>> >>>>files, they always gets conflicts, which is un-necessary, IMO. >>>> >>>> >>>IMO, that's a question of discipline. And, if it actually happens: >>>What prevents you from revoking or overwriting a commit? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>5. None or most of the WS project do not have IDE specific committed so >>>>far. Eg : Axis2, axiom, neethi, etc., >>>> >>>> >>>JaxMe, XML-RPC, and ws-commons-util do. :-) >>> >>> >>>The point I am trying to make is that IDE specific files can be good >>>for some people. If they proove to be disturbing the projects work, >>>then I'd be the first to remove it. But so far I can only see a "we >>>don't like it" and no "look at this example, it has really done harm". >>>Which matches my personal experience with other projects. >>> >>> >>>Jochen >>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>>My wife Mary and I have been married for forty-seven years and not >>>once have we had an argument serious enough to consider divorce; >>>murder, yes, but divorce, never. >>>(Jack Benny) >>> >>>--------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > > n~ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
