[eclipse] Multi-File History Plug-in
November 15th, 2008
Multi-File History Plug-in
Eclipse manages change histories of resources. And you can see the chagnes of a resource. But, there is no way to trace histories among resources. Multi-File History plug-in provides the histories of selected resources in the time order. Therefore, you can track the changes you made in order.
Prerequisite
1. eclipse 3.3 or above
2. Java 5 or above
3. Supported platform: All platforms
4. License: EPL 1.0
Installation
Multi-File History plug-in provides an update site.
First, select "Help -> Software Updates..."
Second, select "Add Site..." and input the location; http://update.eclipsegeek.com.
Thrid, check "Multi-File Local History" in the newly added update site. (Current version of Multi-File History plug-in only supports local history.)
Finally, select "Install..." and complete the installation.
Usage
Basically, its usage is almost same as Show Local History capability. Select "Team -> Show Local History on Multiple Files" in the context menu of Package Explorer. You can select a project or many resources; files and folders.
Multi-File History View shows histories of selected resources. You can see the order of changes among resources.
Source Code
Source code for this plug-in is available at http://sourceforge.net/projects/eclipse/. It is free to use this code under Eclipse Public License.
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