Why does my eclipse project not have a build path?

Question

What is the advantage with not having a build path in eclipse? Why is that setting default when it\'s like something you\'d never use? It seems eclipse indigo was developed to m

Answer 1

I tried below steps and it works for me.

Right click on project >> properties >> project facets >> click on java

Answer 2

Well, this is probably not your problem, but similar is happening if you are in Eclipse different perspective (for example for Python).

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Answer 3

It looks like you did not add Eclipse project metadata files to your source control system, so Eclipse doesn't know what your build path is or whether it is even a java project. You can see that the little folder on your dungeonworld project is missing the little 'j', which means Eclipse doesn't think it's a java project.

Go back to your other computer and look for the following files in your original project root...

1. .project
2. .classpath
3. .settings/*

Make sure all of the end up in your source control system or nothing will work right.

Answer 4

Eclipse has a build path. It's stored in a (by default hidden) .classpath file in your project. You can also access it through the UI in project properties (right click on your project, properties, java build path).