Cannnot build java project in Eclipse: Parent of resource is marked 'read-only'

Question

I am trying to run a java project in Eclipse Kepler. The product runs fine on another machine, and I used git clone and Import to load the project on my current machine.

However, upon loading the project, I received the error:
The project was not built due to "Parent of resource: /Users/adam/.../mockup/bin is marked as read-only.". Fix the problem, then try refreshing this project and building it since it may be inconsistent mockup Unknown Java Problem

How can this issue be resolved?

Answer 1

I had the same issue and solved it by granting write access to my workspace folder.

Some hints of how doing that in Linux can be found at: Change read/write access of a folder in Ubuntu Linux

Answer 2

if changing existing file permissions is not possible, you can also specify the build folder separately (assuming you are able to write your changes into the .project file).

Right-click the project and click properties -> Build path

In there, change the default output folder.