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Idea #15798: Ability to edit files directly from a mounted Samba server/share

Written by softsaurus the 20 Nov 08 at 09:37. Related project: Eclipse. Status: New
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I know the following problem is probably due to my lack of Linux knowledge but here it goes:

Eclipse on Linux doesn't seem to have the ability to edit files directly from a Samba share or server. When I try to link my workspace to files on a samba service in my local network I get promted with a nautilus window witch doesn't show my mounted shares.

Direct path input also results in Eclipse telling me the path is not accessible. On Mac and Windows Eclipse DOES support this feature and this is something many developers really need to have.

My idea is to support smb protocol in Eclipse many other IDE's do have this feature working OOTB but Eclipse being my favorite I'd like to see this feature happen.

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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #15798
Written by softsaurus the 20 Nov 08 at 09:37.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #15798 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!
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Solution #2: Symlink ./gvfs folders to /media
Written by johndoe32102002 the 1 Sep 10 at 06:34.
Finding the mounted locations of all mounted locations should be stored in the /media directory. Symlinks from ./gvfs to /media should occur by default.

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jonaskoelker wrote on the 20 Nov 08 at 12:01
Changing the applications is the wrong way to go. The right thing to do is make mounting samba shares easy and/or automatic.

That way, _all_ applications that know how to deal with local files would know how to deal with files shared via samba as well, because they won't know the difference.

I think some gvfs and/or fusesmb thing could be used to make this fairly easy to implement.


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