diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.examples.dsf/.externalToolBuilders/PreProcessor.launch b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.examples.dsf/.externalToolBuilders/PreProcessor.launch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..db347261494
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.examples.dsf/.externalToolBuilders/PreProcessor.launch
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<launchConfiguration type="org.eclipse.ant.AntBuilderLaunchConfigurationType">
+<booleanAttribute key="org.eclipse.ant.ui.ATTR_TARGETS_UPDATED" value="true"/>
+<booleanAttribute key="org.eclipse.ant.ui.DEFAULT_VM_INSTALL" value="false"/>
+<listAttribute key="org.eclipse.debug.core.MAPPED_RESOURCE_PATHS">
+<listEntry value="/org.eclipse.dd.examples.dsf/build_preprocess.xml"/>
+</listAttribute>
+<listAttribute key="org.eclipse.debug.core.MAPPED_RESOURCE_TYPES">
+<listEntry value="1"/>
+</listAttribute>
+<booleanAttribute key="org.eclipse.debug.ui.ATTR_LAUNCH_IN_BACKGROUND" value="false"/>
+<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.CLASSPATH_PROVIDER" value="org.eclipse.ant.ui.AntClasspathProvider"/>
+<booleanAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.DEFAULT_CLASSPATH" value="true"/>
+<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.PROJECT_ATTR" value="org.eclipse.dd.examples.dsf"/>
+<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.ui.externaltools.ATTR_LOCATION" value="${workspace_loc:/org.eclipse.dd.examples.dsf/build_preprocess.xml}"/>
+<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.ui.externaltools.ATTR_RUN_BUILD_KINDS" value=""/>
+<booleanAttribute key="org.eclipse.ui.externaltools.ATTR_TRIGGERS_CONFIGURED" value="true"/>
+</launchConfiguration>
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.examples.dsf/.project b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.examples.dsf/.project
index 5bc60355c8c..0b69e7c2499 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.examples.dsf/.project
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.examples.dsf/.project
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@
 	<projects>
 	</projects>
 	<buildSpec>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.ui.externaltools.ExternalToolBuilder</name>
+			<triggers>full,incremental,</triggers>
+			<arguments>
+				<dictionary>
+					<key>LaunchConfigHandle</key>
+					<value>&lt;project&gt;/.externalToolBuilders/PreProcessor.launch</value>
+				</dictionary>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
 		<buildCommand>
 			<name>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javabuilder</name>
 			<arguments>