create a .war file from gwt-project

Question

How do I create a .war-file from my gwt-project in eclipse?

Answer 1

I always use Ant build file, so the project gets compiled and packaged as a war with one click.

Add an xml-file to your project with the following content:

(Edit `YourProject.EntryPointClass to the path to your EntryPoint-class)

You would need to add gwt-user.jar and gwt-dev.jarto your projects build path(right click on your project -> Build Path -> Add External Achives).

If you now look at your "Problems"-view you get a warning that the two files are not available on the server's class path. You can use the QuickFix to either copy it to WEB-INF/lib or hide the warning. The build file will not include those two file in the war-file.

All you need to do to compile and create the file is to right click the xml-file and select run as Ant Build.