We can at least check if the .metadata dir is writable (Shade has it checked in Clearcase) and put the log there if it is, and only use other place.

The downside is that there isn't one place to check for the logs, but two...

Updating tickets (#134, #40, #43, #80, #100, #113, #120, #129, #131, #137, #156, #157, #179, #211, #222, #228, #231, #242, #326, #349, #379, #451, #455, #459, #523, #524, #530, #41, #46, #52, #58, #61, #62, #64, #76, #83, #89, #93, #95, #115, #116, #119, #121, #130, #135, #145, #149, #152, #155, #159, #163, #164, #168, #169, #170, #175, #181, #182, #188, #194, #199, #200, #205, #208, #210, #218, #219, #223, #224, #235, #237, #238, #239, #240, #241, #244, #252, #261, #265, #274, #276, #281, #283, #285, #294, #298, #316, #317, #318, #331, #332, #335, #336, #339, #340, #351, #354, #358, #364, #366, #372, #374, #375, #377, #378, #380, #383, #392, #394, #398, #405, #407, #410, #411, #412, #413, #415, #418, #422, #423, #424, #425, #427, #429, #430, #432, #436, #437, #438, #440, #442, #443, #445, #446, #447, #448, #449, #450, #452, #454, #460, #464, #465, #470, #471, #474, #477, #478, #479, #483, #484, #492, #493, #494, #495, #497, #498, #499, #506, #508, #510, #511, #512, #514, #515, #516, #517, #519, #521, #536, #537, #540, #541, #542, #543, #545, #546, #42, #44, #53, #54, #56, #67, #68, #69, #84, #87, #98, #99, #101, #106, #117, #118, #132, #144, #160, #166, #195, #216, #234, #249, #255, #264, #313, #314, #321, #328, #359, #387, #416, #419, #421, #428, #439, #463, #485, #488, #489, #528, #59, #123, #433)

Updating tickets (#503, #529, #40, #43, #120, #157, #179, #211, #222, #228, #326, #379, #451, #459, #523, #524, #530, #559, #535, #176, #177, #386, #389, #409, #434, #473, #41, #52, #62, #64, #83, #93, #115, #135, #145, #149, #155, #159, #163, #181, #194, #199, #200, #208, #210, #219, #224, #261, #265, #274, #281, #283, #285, #294, #298, #316, #318, #331, #332, #335, #336, #358, #375, #383, #394, #398, #412, #413, #415, #422, #423, #424, #425, #432, #440, #442, #443, #446, #448, #449, #450, #452, #454, #460, #464, #471, #474, #479, #483, #484, #492, #497, #506, #510, #512, #516, #519, #521, #536, #537, #541, #543, #546, #555, #556, #561, #564, #565, #291, #431, #502, #520, #522, #532, #469, #42, #44, #69, #87, #132, #195, #234, #255, #264, #313, #387, #419, #421, #428, #439, #488, #489, #558, #123, #433, #80, #113, #137, #242, #349, #455, #46, #58, #61, #76, #89, #95, #116, #121, #152, #168, #169, #170, #175, #188, #205, #218, #223, #237, #240, #241, #252, #276, #317, #339, #340, #351, #354, #364, #366, #372, #374, #377, #380, #405, #407, #410, #429, #430, #436, #437, #438, #445, #447, #470, #477, #478, #493, #494, #495, #498, #499, #511, #545, #548, #562, #563, #373, #401, #475, #560, #53, #84, #98, #99, #106, #117, #118, #166, #216, #249, #314, #321, #328, #359, #463, #485, #134, #100, #156, #427, #554, #551, #552, #550, #553, #129, #131, #231, #114, #323, #325, #119, #130, #164, #182, #235, #238, #239, #244, #378, #392, #411, #465, #508, #514, #515, #517, #557, #54, #67, #68, #101, #144, #160, #416, #528)

Updating tickets (#69, #123, #159, #224, #283, #294, #471, #512, #516)

Updating tickets (#114, #144, #529, #115, #314, #336, #398, #440, #463, #516, #100, #452, #132, #387)

.metadata is off-limits and the plugin's directory is too difficult to find -- I put it in the workspace, plain and simple.

Updating tickets (#617, #627, #629, #633, #638, #646, #558, #663, #516, #611, #612, #635, #647, #654, #661, #666, #678)