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Asked: 2026-05-21T04:38:40+00:00

I’m using Eclipse Helios and EGit 0.11.3. I have a project where different branches

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I’m using Eclipse Helios and EGit 0.11.3.

I have a project where different branches use different versions of some of the libraries on my Java build path. For example, branch_old uses foo_lib_v1.0.jar while branch_new uses foo_lib_v2.0.jar.

If I’m working on branch_new and I need to checkout branch_old to test something, it’s a bit of a hassle: I must manually reconfigure the build path in Eclipse before the project can build successfully.

Is there a way to store Eclipse’s Java build path configuration for my project in git, so that when I check out a branch the build path is automatically modified? If not, is there another way to achieve the same result?

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  1. Editorial Team

    I see several choices here:

    • store project files (.classpath and .project) in Git as part of your branch. This way you would have to store all your dependencies in Git too, which is a hassle if you have a lot of them.
    • use Maven (m2eclipse plugin) and store project definition (pom.xml) file as part of your version control. Maven will greatly simplify your project dependency configuration

    More information on m2eclipse plugin can be found at http://www.sonatype.com/books/m2eclipse-book/reference/

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