title: How do I keep Eclipse from automatically deleting my exe file
body: <p>I use Eclipse for Java development. </p>
  
  <p>There is an *.exe file in a subdirectory of my workspace, which keeps getting deleted. </p>
  
  <p>Specifically, one of the projects is dedicated to C++ development using MSVC; there is no Java there. The root of this project has cpp and h files, and I use MSVC to generate the exe under the <em>/bin</em> directory. </p>
  
  <p>As part of its built-in build process, Eclipse deletes this exe file as it compiles *.java files, apparently because it thinks that the exe file is binary output. Note that the exe is <em>not</em> in any <em>/target</em> directory.</p>
  
  <p>By the way, I am using the Maven-Eclipse plugin, but this behavior apparently occurs when Eclipse is building the workspace, not part of a Maven run.</p>
  
  <p>I'd rather keep the exe in this directory; it is the right place to have it, and so I would rather not go to the effort of moving it as a workaround.
  How can I prevent this from happening? Is there some configuration within Eclipse where I can state that exe files are not to be cleaned when building?</p>