Make Build Specifications Less Fragile When Changing Directories on Disk

[Mr._Jim]

Hello all,

What Happens

When I move my project hierarchies to different directories on disk, often I notice that build specs lose most of their configuration.

Why?

I've theorized that this may be due to references to absolute paths, but when I look in the XML of the .lvproj file, this doesn't seem to be the case.  My other theory is that it has something to do with auto-populating folders, which I use extensively.  (Maybe I shouldn't?)

Is there some practice that I should be avoiding?  Nonetheless, I'd appreciate it if this were fixed.

More Context

I use source control in my everyday development.  (Peforce, in case you're curious)  I notice that when I switch workspaces on different PCs or a different developer uses another location on disk, I often have to reconstruct build specs by hand.  It's really annoying, especially because there's no easy way to export or import a build spec.

Has anyone else experienced this?  If so, please vote for this idea.

[AristosQueue (NI)]

This sounds more like a bug than an idea. Have you already tried filing a bug report?

[Mr._Jim]

Hello AQ,

No, I haven't filed a bug report, if only because I haven't nailed it down to an exact scenario to reproduce it.  It happens a lot, but I'm not sure if it happens every time I change directories.  Part of the reason I posted here was to get a feel as to whether anyone else has experienced this.  (Admittedly, probably a better candidate for the ordinary LabVIEW forum)

Apologies if I've posted to the wrong location, and thanks for the response!

[AristosQueue (NI)]

No problem... just that bug reports get priority over new features, so I want to make sure you file it with us appropriately. If it is something that results as a conflict with some other feature, that makes it feature development. If it is just us not handling the file move correctly, that's a bug.

[Mr._Jim]

Okay, I just filed a service request.  Thanks again!

[Darren]

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