Description trekkieman 2010-11-14 06:45:57 EST

Build Identifier: M20100909-0800

In the preferences dialog, section PHP/PHP Executables exists a Search button.
On clicking, a folder open dialog pops up. Directing to /usr/bin (where php cli is situated in debian and derivatives), eclipse begins a recursive search within selected folder. It reports: 21 found. Afterwards it takes some time and adds many entries to the list.
The entries are structured like: /usr/bin/X11/X11/X11/X11 and so on ... /X11/php.
the "real" php executable is also found and is on the top of the list.

example of the list content after searching (column Location only)
/usr/bin/php
/usr/bin/X11/php
/usr/bin/X11/X11/php
...
summed up, there are now 39 items in the list, each successor has another /X11

Clicking OK closes preferences dialog. On reopening the dialog, the list only contains 1 item:

/usr/bin/X11/X11/X11/X11/X11/X11/X11/X11/X11/X11/X11/X11/X11/X11/X11/X11/X11/X11/X11/X11/X11/X11/X11/X11/X11/X11/X11/X11/X11/X11/X11/X11/X11/X11/X11/X11/X11/X11/php

this is the item added at last by the search engine.

conclusion:
Although the real php executable was found and displayed, it is not set in the end, and after search operation unnecessary output is generated in the list


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open preferences dialog (menu Window->Preferences)
2. Expand section PHP
3. Choose section PHP Executables
4. Click Search button
5. Set directory, click OK
-- strange list output
6. Close preferences dialog
7. Reopen preferences dialog
-- wrong path to php executable is in list