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Is there a build.sbt file for sbt?


Asked by Janelle Luna on Dec 11, 2021 FAQ



This file is pretty much the same thing as the build.sbt for any other SBT project. It contains the libraries you need inside your SBT plugin. One particular thing for an SBT plugin is crossSbtVersions which allow you to compile for several SBT versions. There are plenty of examples of how to do that on the internet and we won’t go over that here.
And,
sbt project (proper build) which defines a project and contains build.sbt file, src, and target directories, modules; anything related to a regular project. sbt build project which is defined in the project subdirectory. It contains additional code that is part of the build definition.
Keeping this in consideration, .sbt builds can be supplemented with project/*.scala files. When the build file gets large enough, the first thing to factor out are resolvers and dependencies. import sbt._ import Keys._
Accordingly,
In the Project tool window, in the source root directory locate the build.properties file and open it in the editor. In the editor explicitly specify the version of sbt that you want to use in the project. Note that newer sbt versions(1.0 +) will create the build.properties file automatically if it doesn't exist.
Besides,
A build definition is defined in build.sbt , and it consists of a set of projects (of type Project ). Because the term project can be ambiguous, we often call it a subproject in this guide. For instance, in build.sbt you define the subproject located in the current directory like this: