On 21.08.2014 17:11, Holger Schmeisky wrote:
> Oh my.. OK for a v0.1 I would use plain files and advise the first
> user not to use anything but plain file systems with IDEA.
>
The user will not get this right, believe me. Some users for example
still fail to read the "files will get overwritten" warning.
> Back to the original question: When I call project.getFile() and
> create a plain io.File handle, it should work the same as for
> eclipse.IFile, at least for "simple" file systems.
>
> Am 21.08.2014 15:00, schrieb Stefan Rossbach:
>> Thanks Franz,
>>
>> and to be more specific ...
>>
>> You have to be VERY VERY careful with Java Files.
>>
>> Example:
>>
>> File a = new File("./foo/../Foo.bar");
>> File b = new File("Foo.bar");
>>
>> System.out.println(a.getPath()); // -> .\foo\..\Foo.bar
>> System.out.println(a.getAbsolutePath()); // ->
>> Z:\java\eclipse\saros\Test\.\foo\..\Foo.bar
>> // this call would actually also resolve symbolic links etc.
>> System.out.println(a.getCanonicalPath()); // ->
>> Z:\java\eclipse\saros\Test\Foo.bar
>>
>> System.out.println(b.getPath()); // -> Foo.bar
>> System.out.println(b.getAbsolutePath()); // ->
>> Z:\java\eclipse\saros\Test\Foo.bar
>> System.out.println(b.getCanonicalPath()); // ->
>> Z:\java\eclipse\saros\Test\Foo.bar
>>
>> System.out.println(a.equals(b)); // -> false !
>>
>>
>>
>> On 21.08.2014 14:48, Zieris, Franz wrote:
>>> Just to make this clear:
>>>
>>>> No, see GIT for example,
>>>> My workspace is in Z:\java\eclipse\saros
>>>>
>>>> The relative workspace path inside Eclipse is:
>>>> saros\src\...\SarosSession.java
>>>>
>>>> Unfortunately the absolute path is NOT:
>>>> Z:\java\eclipse\saros\saros\src\...\SarosSession.java
>>> This is not due to Git, but due to the Eclipse option of storing your
>>> files outside the "default location", i.e. the workspace folder (plus
>>> the possibility of having "linked files").
>>> But this does not weaken your point.
>>> In fact, this should make clear that every Eclipse user (not only the
>>> Git-infected ones) can be affected.
>>>
>>> Franz
>>>
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