Findbugs 1.1.1 Eclipse Settings

Hello everybody!

Changes.html for findbugs1.1.1 states the following:

  Eclipse plugin: project data files now stored in .metadata (not in 
the project itself)

I don't think that this is a good idea. As a project manager, I would 
like to make sure that all project members use the same FB settings. 
Therefore, I consider ".fbprefs" as part of my project (just like code 
style / formatting / etc.), not as a local setting.

However, if you want to adhere to Eclipse conventions, you should store 
that file in ./.settings, not in the project's root directory. It would 
also be beneficial if the file is somehow sorted internally. Each time I 
make a single change the settings, the file looks completely different 
(it even varies in size!) which makes it very difficult to spot the 
differences.

Kind regards,

Michael Gerz