Can anyone tell step-by-step what happens when I run Eclipse Project --> Clean? Like in this way -
1. All source codes are compiled
2. Checkstyle verification (as I have the plugin)
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Also, can I skip some of the tasks to save time?
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10. clean, i.e. delete all generated files / data - 1. is already optional and does what building always does, i.e. (re)generate all missing or outdated files / data. – zapl Feb 04 '14 at 12:07
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@burna I think my question is slightly different ;) – Saikat Feb 04 '14 at 12:09
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@Saik0 How so? On first glance I would say its the same. You are requesting a tad more details, but you don't make that pretty clear in your question. I recommend adding the information that you have read the linked question and how this is not a duplicate. – Angelo Fuchs Mar 11 '14 at 22:44
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First of all it will be useful to understand Eclipse Builder framework. Simplified each project has a list of builders roughly one for each task to perform on the source code. In your case you will have a Java Builder and a Checkstyle Builder. Each builders can perform different actions dependent on the type of build you are executing, e.g. a full build, an incremental build, or cleaning.
What happens when you click Project -> Clean is this
- For every project, Eclipse tell each builder in turn to perform their clean action
If you have auto build enabled it continues to build.
- First it calculates the dependencies between projects and creates an ordering of projects that ensures dependencies are build before the projects that depend on them.
- Following that ordering the builders of each project is told to perform a full build.
The ordering of builders within a projects is definded in a projects meta-data (the .projectfile). You can view the ordering by right clicking on a project and go to Properties -> Builders
If you want to know what happens in more details take a look at these pages:
- What Exactly is a Builder: Eclipse - What is exactly a Builder?
- Project Builders and Natures: http://www.eclipse.org/articles/Article-Builders/builders.html
