I used to use Ant projects with NetBeans extensively. If I have project A uses project B and change a line of the code in project B then when I build or debug project A, Ant automatically recompiles B first and then A. This works well with complex project structures such as A uses B which uses C. However, I cannot see a way to achieve the same effect with Maven projects.
I have recently moved many projects to Maven on NetBeans 12.0 because servlet deployment and debugging works with Maven projects but not with Ant projects. However, not having automatic recompilation of referenced projects causes pain ! I have installed the nb-javac Java editing support library plugin but this does not seem to have enabled “Compile on Save” even though I have restarted NetBeans and also selected “Compile on Save” on the project’s properties. Can anyone offer advice as to how to achieve my goal of Maven automatically recompiling changed dependent projects ? Does anyone have compile on save working ? Regards David Gradwell
