diff --git a/core/tasks/ide.mk b/core/tasks/ide.mk
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+#
+# Copyright (C) 2010 The Android Open Source Project
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+define filter-ide-goals
+$(strip $(filter $(1)-%,$(MAKECMDGOALS)))
+endef
+
+define filter-ide-modules
+$(strip $(subst -,$(space),$(patsubst $(1)-%,%,$(2))))
+endef
+
+# eclipse
+eclipse_project_goals := $(call filter-ide-goals,ECLIPSE)
+ifdef eclipse_project_goals
+  ifneq ($(words $(eclipse_project_goals)),1)
+    $(error Only one ECLIPSE- goal may be specified: $(eclipse_project_goals))
+  endif
+  eclipse_project_modules := $(call filter-ide-modules,ECLIPSE,$(eclipse_project_goals))
+
+  source_paths := $(foreach m,$(eclipse_project_modules),$(ALL_MODULES.$(m).PATH)) \
+              $(foreach m,$(eclipse_project_modules),$(ALL_MODULES.$(m).INTERMEDIATE_SOURCE_DIR))
+
+.classpath: PRIVATE_MODULES := $(eclipse_project_modules)
+.classpath: PRIVATE_DIRS := $(source_paths) $(INTERNAL_SDK_SOURCE_DIRS)
+
+# the mess below with ./src tries to guess whether the src
+$(eclipse_project_goals): .classpath
+.classpath: FORCE
+	$(hide) echo Generating .classpath for modules: $(PRIVATE_MODULES)
+	$(hide) echo '<classpath>' > $@
+	$(hide) for p in $(PRIVATE_DIRS) ; do \
+		echo -n '  <classpathentry kind="src" path="' >> $@ ; \
+		( if [ -d $$p/src ] ; then echo -n $$p/src ; else echo -n $$p ; fi ) >> $@ ; \
+		echo '"/>' >> $@ ; \
+	done
+	$(hide) echo '</classpath>' >> $@
+endif
+