Auto exclude (-externs) option cannot be marked

Question

I have an swc file that I want to compile as external in a flex project.

I use eclipse FDT 5.

i read that I need do `Source -> Remove from Export' on that swc file and besides that under the 'FDT Compiler' properties section I need to mark 'Auto exclude (-externs)'. the problem is that when I mark it and press OK it doesn't get saved and when I get back to the properties page I see it as not marked.

any ideas how to resolve the issue ? is there another way to achieve this ?

i noticed that the file .settings/com.powerflasher.fdt.core.prefs contains compilation options. is there a way to add this option manually to the prefs file ? for now I need to use a script to manually compile my project until this issue is resolved.

any information regarding the issue would be greatly appreciated.

thanks!

Answer 1

For each swc add the compile argument

-external-library-path+="path/to/library.swc"

If all the swcs are in the same folder then you can just add the path to that folder. If you're using Windows I think you still need to use forward slashes.