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Re: [ptp-dev] workspace project information is clobbered

Yes, Beth, I believe it is just the remote, because my local workspaces converted from Helios to Indigo with no trouble.

Al
----- Beth Tibbitts <tibbitts@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hi Al,
> going backwards (taking e.g. an Indigo ws and opening it in Helios) is
> typically not going to work.
> But going forward, that should work.  Or else users can't upgrade existing
> workspaces.
> Is it just a *remote* project that doesn't work?
> 
> 
> ...Beth
> 
> Beth Tibbitts
> Eclipse Parallel Tools Platform  http://eclipse.org/ptp
> IBM STG - High Performance Computing Tools
> Mailing Address:  IBM Corp., 745 West New Circle Road, Lexington, KY 40511
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>   |"Albert L. Rossi" <arossi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>                                                                                                          |
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>   |Parallel Tools Platform general developers <ptp-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>                                                                                  |
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>   |"'Galen Arnold'" <arnoldg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>                                                                                                          |
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>   |12/20/2010 12:51 PM                                                                                                                               |
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>   |[ptp-dev] workspace project information is clobbered                                                                                              |
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>   |ptp-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx                                                                                                                       |
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> 
> There seems to be some bi-directional incompatibility between the workspace
> metadata for Helios and Indigo.
> 
> Here's what I've done and what I see:
> 
> 1.  Downloaded a fresh install of 3.6.1 cpp, used p2 to install PTP 4.0+.
> 2.  created a workspace bdwork
> 3.  made a remote project cloud2d, pointing to cloud2d_test source
> directory in my home dir on bd-login.ncsa.illinois.edu.
> 4.  quit 3.6.1.
> 5.  Downloaded the prepackaged indigo ptp distribution.
> 6.  pointed it at bdwork
> 
> The workspace shows a closed cloud2d project.  When I try to open, I get
> this warning:
> 
> "The project description file (.project) for 'cloud2d' is missing.  This
> file contains important information about the project.  The project will
> not function properly until this file is restored"
> 
> If I try to create a new remote project, the previous info about the
> bd-login.ncsa.illinois.edu connection is missing.
> 
> 7.  Create a new remote project, cloud2d1, and new connection info.
>     I get a warning about overwriting previous .project info.  I click OK,
> then finish.
>     But the setup wizard never exits.  Hitting finish repeatedly brings up
> the same warning.
> 
> HOWEVER, if you remove the original project (don't delete on disk), then
> create it again, #7 completes successfully.
> 
> NOW, try to go back to the workspace using the Helios release.  The same
> thing happens: cloud2d is closed, you get the warning message, etc.
> 
> Al
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