Question

My Project -> Builders list looks like this:

• Ant
• Android resource manager
• Android pre compiler
• Java builder
• Android Package manager

“Build Automatically” option is turned off

If I run ant target from Ant view or as external tool then Eclipse makes this:

1. It builds my project (it runs all builders from the builders list)
2. Executes selected target

If I remove Ant from builders list it executes only selected ant target (that’s what I want).

How can I make Eclipse launch only selected ant target without running other builders and without removing ant builder from the builders list?

Answer 1

1. Go to Run > External Tools > External Tool Configurations…
2. Choose the Ant build configuration for your project.
3. Click on the Build tab
4. Uncheck the “Build before launch” box.
5. Press “Apply” and “Close” buttons.