Run Eclipse project on a remote machine

Question

I have been working on a Java project from my local machine using Eclipse. I am trying to run this on a remote machine. The remote machine is a cluster running on Linux. Rig

Answer 1

This sounds like a great situation for a continuous integration solution. Have you considered setting up CruiseControl? I realize that might seem like overkill if you're just a single developer working on something. And if you don't want to move a JAR file over to the remote machine you probably won't be up for this either.

But continuous integration is worth the trouble once it's set up. Beyond the automated deployment (which is what you're asking for here) you'll get a debug/test environment that everyone in your group can use. Plus it forces you to solve the packaging/deployment problems up front which, while not fun, gets you one big step closer towards a truly iterative development process.