This is important for out project as well, since our build output path is outside of the src tree where the project file is stored:
build - classes src - foo.ipr - java Thus the build output path would be ../build/classes but it is currently stored as an absolute path. Ciao, Gordon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Kirby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 4:07 PM Subject: [Eap-list] Relative paths in project > My collegue and I had a long-running disagreement over whether or not intellij supported > relative paths in the project file (so we could just copy the project file from one snapshot > view to another and have it work). > > I thought it didn't, and he thought it did. > > It turns out we are both correct. > > If the Project file is set up above all referenced directories, then the Project file contains > relative paths, and may be safely moved to other snapshot views. If the project file > references files that are above and in a "sibling" branch, then it stores it as absolute. > > For example. > > Proj > - Tools > - Program1 > - Program1.ipr > > And then Program1.ipr contains references to "../Tools/SomeTool.jar", you are out of luck. It > gets stored as an absolute path. > > If, however, your project is stored: > > Proj > - Tools > - Program1 > - Program1.ipr > > and it references ".Tools/SomeTool.jar", there isn't a problem. > > I think that IDEA should be able to reference "upwards" relative paths. That is > "../../somdir/something.jar". > > Mike > --- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To obtain my PGP public key, mail "SEND PUB KEY" in the > subject to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > _______________________________________________ > Eap-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.intellij.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-list > _______________________________________________ Eap-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellij.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-list
