Source build vs Binary build?

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Eclipse has a visual properties file tool for graphically composing you ant build.properties files. It makes reference to so-called "binary builds" as well as "source builds". The term source build makes sense: you're compiling sources.

"Binary builds" is throwing me off - is that referring to library (JAR) linking??

TmTron · Accepted Answer · 2018-01-02 13:39:08Z

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Binary build : The compiled sources and files which will be packaged in the plug-in.
Source build : Selected sources and files which will be packaged without compilation.

also see Feature Manifest Editor

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TmTron Over a year ago

And the reason to build a `sources-jar file is, that you can easily attach the sources to the jar file, so that it is easier to debug: then you can jump to the real source code, including all comments. If you don't attach the sources, then Eclipse will just decompile the java-class files to make them readable.

IAmYourFaja · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-18 20:15:46Z

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OK this one was a douzy - apparently Eclipse allows you to reverse compile your CLASS files back to Java files; this is also known as a "binary build" - you're literally building the bytecode back into source.

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