Description glasskarma 2008-04-16 17:51:15 EDT

Build ID: M20080221-1800

Steps To Reproduce:
(WinXP)
1. Eclipse workspace set to c:\src\workspace
2. Existing project in c:\src\research\myProject
3. File-->Import-->Existing Project into workspace
4. Select root directory: c:\src\research
        (my take: show me existing projects from this level down)
5. myProject appears in Projects window.
6. click Finish
7. Eclipse pops up with "overlapping directories" error
        (could be it reset it's workspace folder to the folder above?
            if so, this could be the bug)
8. Click CANCEL
9. Select 'copy projects into workspace'
10. Copy happens, BUT copy is recursive -- resulting directory structure:
 
    c:\src\research\myProject\
                                     <files>
                                      myProject\
                                          <files>
                                           myProject\
                                             <files>
                                              myProject\
                                                  <files>
                                                   myProject\
       etc ("infinite" recursion)


More information:
Caution: it seems the java platform can create directory paths with longer filenames than winXP supports (either explorer, or the OS itself, at least longer than the OS itself supports reading).  This means you will have to use e.g. rd in a dos prompt to delete.  Rename, delete, etc, via explorer will NOT work.  I was able to delete twice with rd (NOT rmdir), but the third time I had to use Unlocker.