EGit and Team Project Sets

The default Team Project Set import clones git reposy into the workspace directory. The standard location promoted by EGit however, is a separate folder where you hold your local Git repository clones, and just import the projects in the workspace by reference (co-location of git repos and Eclipse workspace is according to EGit documentation not a good idea).

Fortunately, a small Eclipse Plugin named GitLocalTeamProjectSet solves this problem. Just follow the installation instructions and you should find File -> Import -> Team -> "Git Local Team Project Set". Use this instead of the default Import "Team Project Set".

Remember: Choose a local directory outside the workspace directory when you are prompted by the directory selection dialog.

For example ~/src/git on linux and c:/users/USER/src/git on windows.