[KAFKA-4604] Gradle Eclipse plugin creates projects for non project subfolders

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Duplicate
• Component/s: build
• Labels: build easyfix patch
• Environment: Tried with Gradle 3.2.1 and Eclipse Neon
• Assignee: Dhwani Katagade
• Reporter: Dhwani Katagade
• Created: 06/Jan/17 09:50
• Updated: 02/Mar/17 13:53
• Resolved: 16/Jan/17 19:27

Description

Running the command ./gradlew eclipse generates .project and .classpath files for all projects. But it also generates these files for the root project folder and the connect subfolder that holds the 4 connector projects even though these folders are not actual project folders.

The unnecessary connect project is benign, but the unnecessary kafka project created for the root folder has a side effect. The root folder has a bin directory that holds some scripts. When a Clean all projects is done in Eclipse, it cleans up the scripts in the bin directory. These have to be restored by running git checkout -- <files>. This same could become a problem for the connect project as well if tomorrow we place some files under connect/bin.

Issue Links

• is superceded by: KAFKA-4617 gradle-generated core eclipse project has incorrect source folder structure
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #2324