[jbosstools-issues] [JBoss JIRA] (JBDS-3044) Align installation default path with installer filename

[Nick Boldt (JIRA)]

    [ https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBDS-3044?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=12971638#comment-12971638 ] 

Nick Boldt commented on JBDS-3044:
----------------------------------

Sounds like based on PM call, everyone's OK with the renaming idea  (old: ~/jbdevstudio -> new:  ~/jboss-devstudio).

Would ~/jboss-devstudio-8.0.0.GA be better than ~/jboss-devstudio (that adds another 9 characters = 245 chars, which is getting dangerously close to 260 limit)

> Align installation default path with installer filename
> -------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: JBDS-3044
>                 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBDS-3044
>             Project: Developer Studio (JBoss Developer Studio)
>          Issue Type: Feature Request
>      Security Level: Public(Everyone can see) 
>          Components: installer
>    Affects Versions: 8.0.0.Beta2
>            Reporter: Martin Malina
>            Assignee: Denis Golovin
>            Priority: Blocker
>              Labels: discuss
>             Fix For: 8.0.0.Beta3
>
>
> Now that Nick changed the installer filenames to jboss-devstudio in JBIDE-16871 (was jbdevstudio), shouldn't the default install path be changed similarly? Because it just went out of sync.
> This question is open for discussion. Nick pointed out some reasons against this suggestion:
> {quote}
> Martin Malina Re: changing the installation folder, I'll hold off on that change for the moment for a few reasons:
> a) Max is AFK, and will want to vet/veto this idea
> b) long paths for Windows users (80% of our user base) = bad news, especially considering how long some file paths can get already within Eclipse workspaces
> c) short paths for Windows (c:\jbdevstudio) & long paths for everyone else ~/jboss-devstudio) would be ill-advised from a documentation and cross-platform user experience
> So, either we stick w/ jbdevstudio, or we shorten to devstudio (losing the "jb" branding fragment). If we move to "jboss-devstudio" we increase the path by only 4 characters.
> Max Rydahl Andersen WDYT?
> {quote}



--
This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA
(v6.2.3#6260)