Eclipse builds ALL classes on each save

Question

I have a large project in my workspace. Each time I save a jsp or any file (java, txt, properties etc.) the build runs. It takes about 30 to 45 secs to build. I hate it! I can't be productive like this. This just started happening recently, I've always had auto build enabled which didn't cause this issue. Other people here in the office do not get this problem. So it must be my settings.

I guess the questions is, how do I get eclipse to build only the class file that I modified and not a complete build each time I edit any file in the project?

Please help!

Answer 1

I guess the questions is, how do I get eclipse to build only the class file that I modified and not a complete build each time I edit any file in the project?

That is what Eclipse usually does out-of-the-box. You must have broken something...

Are you using external build tools (such as Ant)? Check the Builders settings for the project.

If nothing else helps, try to create a new workspace and import your project into it.