How to build current project only in Eclipse CDT on "Build project"?

Question

I am working with Eclipse CDT and I want to build the current project only, not any referenced project. Is this somehow possible?

The idea behind this is, that I want to distinguish between "Build Project" and "Build all projects" (in which case, referenced libraries should be built as well).

Thanks in advance, Martin

Answer 1

I un-reference the projects. Somehow the newest CDT is still able to find things in the code.

Build only the project dindn't work as it would still build all.

Answer 2

I found that 'Build Project' is grayed (disabled) in the Project menu (and not in the Project Explorer context menu) when the Project -> 'Build Automatically' option is checked. I unchecked that and can now independently build my projects.

Answer 3

Shortcut Key Method

Another way is to change the shortcut key for building a project eg. Ctrl-B to only Build Project, instead of Build All.

1. Go to Window -> Preferences
2. In General -> Keys, find "Build" in the filter
3. There are two cases, Build All and Build Project.
4. Personally, I set Ctrl-B to Build Project by pressing Ctrl-B in the Binding Box
5. Next I set Ctrl-A Ctrl-B sequence to build all Projects

Try it out

Answer 4

I use another workaround; I changed the default key binding for "Build All" to Alt+Ctrl+B, and changed the binding to "Build Project" to "Ctrl+B".

If you didn't want to mess with the defaults you could add the custom binding (e.g., Alt+Ctrl+B directly to "Build Project".

To change keyboard shortcuts go to &Window, &Preferences, and search for "keys".

Answer 5

You can right click on the project explorer and choose "Build Project", or just use the:

"Project" menu -> "Build Project"

Answer 6

I'd love to have a better answer for this - the only workaround I know of is to go and actually close all the projects but the one you want built.