What does "Set an Input handler" mean in Eclipse?

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Published on 2010-04-29T21:59:30Z Indexed on 2010/04/30 4:07 UTC
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In Eclipse, when configuring an external tool (Run->External Tools->External Tools Configurations...), specifically an Ant Build, under the Main tab there is a checkbox labeled "Set an Input Handler". This is checked by default.

What does this do? When would you want to uncheck it and what would the benefits be?

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