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Bug 33170

Summary:	[LinkedResources] Missing variable decorator not updated
Product:	[Eclipse Project] Platform	Reporter:	Knut Radloff <knut_radloff>
Component:	IDE	Assignee:	Platform UI Triaged <platform-ui-triaged>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	P5	CC:	Mike_Wilson
Version:	2.0	Keywords:	helpwanted
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	Other
OS:	Linux-Motif
Whiteboard:	stalebug

Description Knut Radloff

2003-02-25 18:22:21 EST

build RC1

-create a linked resource bound to an undefined path variable
-go to the path variable preferences and create the path variable
->the linked resource decorator is not updated. It still indicates that the link target is missing.

Comment 1 Knut Radloff

2003-09-02 17:15:02 EDT

Reassigning to Nick since he is taking ownership of this component.

Comment 2 Nick Edgar

2006-03-15 13:39:38 EST

Reassigning bugs in component areas that are changing ownership.

Comment 3 Boris Bokowski

2007-01-02 11:18:02 EST

Moving bugs to new Platform/IDE component.

Comment 4 Mike Wilson

2007-06-21 11:40:56 EDT

If I attempt to create a linked resource to an undefined path variable, it actually makes a link that points at the root of the file system (e.g. if I try to create "somefile.txt" under undefined path variable "Abba" the link points at "/Abba/somefile.txt"), so effectively this bug is invalid.

However, if the variable exists, but the directory it points to does not, then the (non-existant) linked resource *is* made through the variable. If you then go in and create the directory and a file with a name that matches, the file will be found (e.g. you can double click and open an editor), but the decoration isn't updated.

One workaround I found is to go into the "Label Decorations" preference pane and disable then re-enable the Linked Resources decorations.

This is low priority for us, if someone wants to work on it, we would take a patch.

Comment 5 Boris Bokowski

2007-06-25 16:16:27 EDT

See bug 63782 - Core Resources does not generate any events when a linked resource that used to exist does not point to anything anymore, or vice versa.

Comment 6 Boris Bokowski

2009-11-26 16:23:36 EST

Oleg is now responsible for watching bugs in the [LinkedResources] component area.

Comment 7 Eclipse Webmaster

2019-09-06 16:13:24 EDT

This bug hasn't had any activity in quite some time. Maybe the problem got resolved, was a duplicate of something else, or became less pressing for some reason - or maybe it's still relevant but just hasn't been looked at yet.

If you have further information on the current state of the bug, please add it. The information can be, for example, that the problem still occurs, that you still want the feature, that more information is needed, or that the bug is (for whatever reason) no longer relevant.

Comment 8 Eclipse Genie

2021-10-17 16:52:02 EDT

This bug hasn't had any activity in quite some time. Maybe the problem got resolved, was a duplicate of something else, or became less pressing for some reason - or maybe it's still relevant but just hasn't been looked at yet. As such, we're closing this bug.

If you have further information on the current state of the bug, please add it and reopen this bug. The information can be, for example, that the problem still occurs, that you still want the feature, that more information is needed, or that the bug is (for whatever reason) no longer relevant.

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