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Source>>Inspect FindBugs takes as long to inspect single package as it does the whole project. Product Version: NetBeans IDE Dev (Build 201307032300) Java: 1.7.0_25; Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 23.25-b01 Runtime: Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 1.7.0_25-b16 System: Windows 7 version 6.1 running on amd64; Cp1252; en_US (nb)
Yes, the analysis always runs over the whole project, as FindBugs has "global" rules, that don't provide correct results when run only over fragments of the project. So the choice is mostly slower analysis vs. incorrect results.
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With the current scope of findbugs analysis there is no way how to provide correct results while only analysing less than full project.