> It think bndtools at least builds the jar on each save. (This should also be > true if you use the maven setup for your project instead of the workspace > one). I am not sure if it also deploys to the local repo but maybe it does as > it is a cheap operation if the jar is already built. You should ask this on > the bndtools list for clarification.
I does not. You could add a custom Eclipse m2e lifecycle mapping to your pom to install the bundle on an incremental build, but it can be a problem if your bundle is using Maven plugin that are not executed inside the Eclipse IDE build and so the JAR will miss some content.