Create Java Project in Eclipse from SVN Repository Containing Several Languages

Question

I've found similar questions to this problem but they don't really satisfy my situation. My code is apart of a single "project" in an SVN repository. The "project" includes not just Java code, but also C/C++/Cuda. I simply want to check the entire repository out but only work on the Java code (that runs from an Ant build).

I'm looking for a way in Eclipse (using Subclipse) to have this code as a Java project, while "ignoring" the other stuff.

I edited the ".project" file to recognize it as a Java project, but only the <natures> tag and not <buildSpec>, since the Java code is compiled from an Ant build. This works to a degree but Content Assist doesn't work.

The code layout in the repository is something like this:

root/  
    backend/ (C++/CUDA)  
    frontend/ (Java here)
    jar/ (runnable jar is here)
    build.xml

Answer 1

You could add a .project and .classpath file to the frontend folder and "import" it as a java project. It will show up as another project in the workspace and you'll have full java features.