Create ant ant build file to Jar your source and binaries.
Here's an example. Assuming that your source is in the folder "/src".
And that you have the folder "built/classesAndSource" under you project folder.
This will create 3 jar files:
- A jar containing just the java source files
- A jar containing just the classes.
- A jar file containing both the classes and source files.
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<project name="JavaProject"
default="main">
<target name="main">
<tstamp>
<format property="TODAY" pattern="yyyy-MM-dd" />
</tstamp>
<!-- Source -->
<zip destfile="built/JavaProject_${TODAY}_source.zip"
basedir="src"/>
<!-- Classes -->
<jar destfile="built/JavaProject_${TODAY}.jar" basedir="bin"/>
<!-- Both -->
<delete includeemptydirs="true">
<fileset dir="built/classesAndSource" includes="**/*"/>
</delete>
<copy todir="built/classesAndSource">
<fileset dir="src"/>
<fileset dir="bin"/>
</copy>
<jar destfile="built/JavaProject_${TODAY}_withSource.jar" basedir="built/classesAndSource"/>
</target>
</project>
Next add an ant builder to your project:
Right-click the project in the package explorer view > Properties > Builders > New... > Ant Builder >
Under the main tab:
Add the buildfile you created above with > browse workspace > (add the ant build file you created)
Under the targets tab:
For "Manual Build:" select "Set Targets" > uncheck all targets so the builder does not run for "Manual build:"
Now when ever you want to jar you project for distribution, just select "Project > Clean" and the ant builder will run.
Normally eclipse uses the USER system variable to fill in the @author tag.
This can be chaged by running eclipse with the -Duser.name="NEW_AUTHORNAME"
For example you could put the following in a short cut:
eclipse.exe -vmargs -Duser.name="NEW_AUTHORNAME"
The workspace to use can be set at the command line with the argument "-data".
For example:
eclipse.exe -data workspace2
Would open eclipse and use workspace2, without changing the default workspace, so that when you run "eclipse.exe" without the -data argument it will still open the default workspace.
