>> Or maybe we shouldn't add any IDE-specific files to SVN.
>> I'm not sure, but I think other Apache projects don't have these
files
>> neither...
>
>
>Maybe, but personnaly I think it's easier to have a properly configured
>project for my IDE. I don't really mind for Ivy because my IDE
>is already
>properly setup, but when I start diving into a project, I prefer if it
>provides metadata for my IDE (or easy way to generate it). So why not
>provide metadata for Eclipse if we have them?
I dont think that would be a bad thing to provide the metadata ...
as long as they arent in an official distribution.
Having the project configuration for a common used and free available
IDE (eg Eclipse ;) could increase the community. It decreases the
amount of work of setting up a project.
BTW - you should document that :-)
* Setting up Eclipse
- Which Eclipse version? (2+, 3+, ...)
- Which additional plugins? Point to update sites / homepages
(I think you have to install IvyDE - from where? SVN plugin)
- Setting up SVN integration (point SVN plugin to Ivys SVN adress)
* Check out
* Create a patch
...
The fact that other projects doesnt have any metadata could result in
that they dont have a common IDE (Idea, NetBeans, Eclipse, ...)
Jan
