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Import Existing Projects doesnt use project name [message #1752550]

Tue, 24 January 2017 22:38

Eclipse User

Hi,
This is my first submitted question here. Please correct me if I'm posting it in the wrong category.

I'm using latest Eclipse version (Neon.2). I have a problem when importing existing Eclipse projects as it uses the folder name (as displayed in the projects sidebar on the left) instead of the project name specified in the .project file.

All my colleagues do not have this issue. It only happens in my PC.

These are my failed attempts so far:
- I have tried opening the same project with older Eclipse version.
- I have cloned the whole workspace from the repository and use it as the new workspace and then re-import them.

I have googled around and apparently there are reported bugs similar to what I'm encountering here:
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=225754
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=429881

I'm a bit confused though because the reported problems are with older versions and they're already fixed. Yet when I use the older version to open my projects the issue still occurs.

Any advice is appreciated.

Re: Import Existing Projects doesnt use project name [message #1752604 is a reply to message #1752550]

Wed, 25 January 2017 10:12

Eclipse User

You're likely hitting the case described at the of bug 225754 comment 38. Check that your workspace doesn't already contain directories with the same names.

Brian.

Re: Import Existing Projects doesnt use project name [message #1753702 is a reply to message #1752604]

Thu, 09 February 2017 01:50

Eclipse User

Hi Brian,
Thanks for the reply. I have checked and can confirm that there's no other directory with the same name. Is there anything else I need to check?

Re: Import Existing Projects doesnt use project name [message #1757881 is a reply to message #1753702]

Tue, 21 March 2017 04:29

Eclipse User

Just to answer my own question, in case someone else encounters the same problem.
I solve this issue by adding another layer, i.e. folder, between the workspace folders and the projects.

My workspace path:
D:\workspace

Importing all my projects directly into the workspace below
D:\workspace\*
causes the aforementioned problems.

I solve this problem by importing my projects into a new folder inside the workspace folder.
D:\workspace\dev\*

I think it's a bug? Anyway, I have already resolved it.

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