Assigning a keyboard shortcut for a specific Eclipse build configuration

Question

In our Java project in Eclipse, we have several build configurations, as we have an engine that when run, builds installation jar for a specific projects according to the pa

Answer 1

One alternative is to use the accelerator keys to navigate the Run menu and select the right run configuration.

On my computer it is:

Alt + R, H, Number

Alt+R gets you to get to Run menu, then H for Debug History, then one of the numbered alternatives.

To make a run configuration always be visible in the Debug or Run history menus and retain its position one can do the following:

Select the Run menu -> Run Configurations -> [some config] -> Common, then check Display in favourites menu box.

(This answer is a copy of one of my previous answers.)