How do I check out an SVN project into Eclipse as a Java project?

Question

I was trying to check out a project from SVN using Eclipse. I tried using "Checkout As" to make it into a "Java project from existing Ant script", but the project wizard requires the file to have already been downloaded. Is there a way to checkout the project into Eclipse as a Java project, without having to download it elsewhere first?

(I am using Eclipse Ganymade 3.4.1 with Subversive.)

Answer 1

Here are the steps:

• Install the subclipse plugin (provides svn connectivity in eclipse) and connect to the repository. Instructions here: http://subclipse.tigris.org/install.html
• Go to File->New->Other->Under the SVN category, select Checkout Projects from SVN.
• Select your project's root folder and select checkout as a project in the workspace.

It seems you are checking the .project file into the source repository. I would suggest not checking in the .project file so users can have their own version of the file. Also, if you use the subclipse plugin it allows you to check out and configure a source folder as a java project. This process creates the correct .project for you(with the java nature),

Answer 2

If it wasn't checked in as a Java Project, you can add the java nature as shown here.