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humanityANDpeace
humanityANDpeace

Reputation: 4647

How to tell which (java) build system eclipse uses?

When working with software projects that employ the Java programming language, there are 3 commonly employed build systems:

Looking through the jungle of the Eclipse Interface each of those build buzzwords occur, yet this IDE gives me no clue what build system it actually uses?

How can I find out what Eclipse thinks should happen when I tell it to build the project?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1746

Answers (1)

greg-449
greg-449

Reputation: 111216

If you don't set up any special then none of these system is used to build a Java project. The Eclipse Java compiler runs automatically as you type. Other builders written as Eclipse plugins run when resources change, you can see information about these in the 'Builders' page of the project Properties.

There are Eclipse plugins that add support for all the build systems you mention. They are used if you create a project specifying which system you want to use.

Upvotes: 4

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