Eclipse - how to start remote debugging without automatically rebuilding

Question

[using Eclipse 3.6 and Preferances -> Workspace -> build automatically is disabled]

I have a project setup that includes a number of scripted steps for generating autogen code (jaxb, etc). It also automatically produces and deploys (does not start) my jars to a remote server. Unfortunatly this whole process can take upwards of 2 minutes.

Recently I've been remotely debugging one project by starting it on the remote server with a manual script that enables remote debugging then attaching to the remote debugging session with eclipse. My problem is that even if I have not made any source changes, eclipse performs a rebuild when I start the remote debugging session. This is really annoying. Does anyone know how to start Eclipse's remote debugging without automatically performing a rebuild?

Answer 1

You probably have figured this out, but for sake of future reference, to accomplish this:

Window > Preferences > Run/Debug > Launching. Uncheck build(if required) before launching.

Answer 2

Did you try this:

• On "Project" menu, uncheck the "Build Automatically"

The down side is that now you'll have to invoke "Build" manually each time you need.