[java-dev] Re: Re: Tutorial: Setting up Eclipse for Max/MSP development

> On Apr 30, 2008, at 00:55 AM, Nick Rothwell wrote:
> 
> > I suspect that it might  
> > want to completely clean out this directory (for example, if you  
> > clean a project). Multiple projects might also interfere with one  
> > another.
> >
> I thought that eclipse was smart  
> enough to only clean the classes that were part of the project but I  
> could be wrong.
> Thanks Nick. I would hate for anyone to try my untested advice and  
> end up with all the classes missing!
> 

Yes, be careful! You are asking for trouble if you set things up this way.

If Eclipse is aware of files under the build directory, and you run the "Clean..." it will delete everything in that directory. Now if you just happen to point it at the Max java classes directory, it will not immediately be aware that there are files there. But if you happen to run the "Refresh" command at some point, it will notice the files and delete them the next time you clean. Then mxj is hosed and you have to reinstall Max.

I set up my environment the way I did specifically because of this issue. I highly recommend keeping you Eclipse build directory completely separate from your Max java classes folder. That way nothing can go wrong.

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Adam Murray
compusition.com