Eclipse: changes on project in workspace not making changes in the folder project was imported from

Question

Folder A has some python code and java code. Folder A is a repo on bitbucket and source tree is being used to push commits to repo. The python side of it works fine.

I use eclipse to deal with the java code. I imported the java code from Folder A into eclipse workspace. All changes in Eclipse editor are reflected in the workspace project - but not the java folder in Folder A.

Is there someway I can make the eclipse edits show up in Folder A?

That way edits in my java workspace will show up in the commits to the repo.

Alternatively can I add the workspace project folder to my repo (without actually moving it into my repo )

Answer 1

One of the solution is Linked Folder :

1. Create a empty java project
2. Open project properties. Select Java Build Path and click Linked Source...
3. Select Folder A for Linked folder location , click Finish to perform change.

The actual location of files under Linked Folder is under Folder A .

Another solution is create symbolic link under java project, set target to Folder A :

• For windows 7 or newer, execute command mklink /J srcLink Folder_A
• For unix, execute command ln -s srcLink Folder_A

After srcLink is created, remember to refresh project and add source folder.