[TxMt] Re: Why relative paths and not absolute in project files?

[Jan Jakob Bornheim]

On 2010-03-30, at 4:39 PM, BarryW wrote:
>> If it used absolute paths and someone tried to move both the project and the directory together, they would see that all the files went red and wonder why it didn’t just use relative paths. :)
>> 
> Thanks for the answer here, but it's not really the correct one.
> 
> If you create the project file in the directory you are managing, then
> the string for the sourceDirectory will contain nothing, and Textmate,
> I assume, will just use the current directory for the contents. That
> is what allows you to move both your directory and the project file
> around without breaking it.
> 
> When you save the project file in a separate location, it then
> populates the string with the relative path.


The behaviour could be there for people like me, who have all the managed directories in subfolders, and save the project files in the parent folder. However, I only ever move the parent folder, containing all subfolders.