How to make IntelliJ to clean output artifact directory before deploy?

Question

In Run/Debug configuration there is no option to select clean in section Before launch. How to make run configuration so IntelliJ 12 would clean output directory before deploying there?

Answer 1

In the menubar select Build -> BuildArtifacts -> All Artifacts -> Clean

Answer 2

First, open File | Settings | Compiler then ensure that Clear output directory on rebuild is enabled. Then hit Alt+B,r to rebuild your project.

edit: If you really want to rebuild before each launch, you can create a custom ant script and invoke it before launch, like so.