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Bug 54184

Summary: Option to copy sources into created NetBeans project
Product: projects Reporter: pzgyuanf <pzgyuanf>
Component: Eclipse project importerAssignee: Jesse Glick <jglick>
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX    
Severity: blocker CC: dkonecny
Priority: P1    
Version: 4.x   
Hardware: All   
OS: All   
Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT Exception Reporter:

Description pzgyuanf 2005-01-29 08:57:28 UTC
- 'copy sources into new created project dir' in
'New project with Existing Sopurces'

- 'import project from existing projects'
jar/war/ear(even zip/rar/...' files
Comment 1 Martin Krauskopf 2005-01-31 09:00:42 UTC
> copy sources into new created project dir

Do you mean "copying source directly" instead of "using external
sources pointing to the same location as original eclipse sources"?
Hmm we will see. We could add some checkbox option for this.

> 'import project from existing projects' jar/war/ear(even zip/rar/...'

Do you mean jars(etc.) exported by Eclipse? May be that we can support
jars exported by "File -> Export -> JAR file". If a project is
exported together with sources it would make sense.
Comment 2 Martin Krauskopf 2006-09-06 12:17:37 UTC
I think this option is important to have -> P1 Feature. Since some people may
not want to "risk" to share their souces when just playing with the importer.
They want to play with imported project without touching original data.
Comment 3 David Konecny 2008-06-15 22:50:07 UTC
I disagree this is desirable feature. The point of importer is to support mixed-IDE environment, that is user can use
IDE of their preference but they operate on the same sources. There is no risk in "sharing sources". If NetBeans
projects are generated into separate folder then original Eclipse folders remain intact. 

I'm not sure what was meant by "import project from existing projects".

Feel free to reopen if you still think it would be useful feature. Thanks, -David