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There are a couple of features that would be nice all together. It would be nice to specify a destination directory which is the target for class files and data files. All of the compilers should use this directory. Additionally, there should be a default way of assigning a "copy" as a build procedure. That is, if there is an HTML file or GIF or whatever (even .java and .class files!), it would be nice to click on it in the Explorer window, go to its properties, set its "compiler" to copy it to the destination directory. Additionally, the dependency checks should be smart enough to know that the files are in another directory, so it doesn't recompile the file I'm working on every time I go to run it even if I haven't modified it.
The crossdirectory compiler I believe supplies the functionality you describe, at least the 1st and 3rd points. I'm not entirely sure what you mean in the 2nd point. Crossdir compiler is now part of the normal NetBeans distribution; see http://www.netbeans.org/www-nbusers/msg01396.html for details. Also see http://crosscompile.netbeans.org/ If this does not address your 2nd point ("copy" point) my apologies, please do open another report. Note however that it probably doesn't belong under the "openide" product. Maybe a feature request for the crosscompiler ?
Resolved for 3.4.x or earlier, no new info since then -> closing.