[prakashm]

I have 5 java files that I would like to compile using eclispe/myeclipse. These files are kept together with other java files in same folder.

For example, my directory structure looks like

dir/dir2/dir3/myclass1.java
dir/dir2/dir3/myclass2.java
..and so on.

Also there are other files that I don’t care about

dir/dir2/dir3/otherclass1.java
dir/dir2/dir3/otherclass2.java
dir/dir2/dir3/otherclass3.java

and so on.

I want to compile my classes without adding any extra folder and files(except .class) to dir. In-order to do that I create a java project in /my/workspace. I see a project created with default JRE jars included. So far so good.

The next step is to add
dir/dir2/dir3/otherclass1.java
dir/dir2/dir3/otherclass2.java
dir/dir2/dir3/otherclass3.java
to project.

I tried doing so by right clicking on project in package explorer and selecting build path->link additional sources to project -> browse and selecting dir. Doing so eclipse selects all files under dir which is ok.

I then define a working set and select only those files that i want to compile. I then compile my newly created working set. But eclipse tries to compile all files and I don’t need that. I want eclipse to compile only these files.

dir/dir2/dir3/otherclass1.java
dir/dir2/dir3/otherclass2.java
dir/dir2/dir3/otherclass3.java

Is it possible?

Thanks

[Scott Anderson]

In short, no. Eclipse will always compile all the java files it finds in a source folder. You can’t pick and choose which ones get built or when.

[prakashm]

Thanks for a quick response.

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