Want an eclipse java project to run ant build files automatically

Question

I have an Eclipse Java project, not a plugin project. And the project has some external dependencies that I handle in two separate ant files. Everything works fine, but I wa

Answer 1

At least with Eclipse 4.2 (Juno), the ability to auto-build with Ant has been removed. Under the builder configuration -> "Auto Build", there is a message: "". That said you, can still work around this by:

• Follow the steps above for creating your Ant builder. This will create a file in projectDirectory/.externalToolBuilders.
• Modify projectDirectory/.externalToolBuilders/YourLaunchName.launch:
  • You'll need to add auto, to this line:
  • Specify the target you want run for auto by adding:

You can look at your Ant builder configuration and see that everything looks good: