nbusers - -post-compile step

I have some plugins, Java classes that are loaded dynamically by my application.
With the help of this forum I've successfully created a post compile step for my project which compiles my plugins. By adding the directory as a library and also as a 'test' directory, I can see and edit all my plugins within Netbeans with full resolution of main classes and other plugin classes.
The problem is Netbeans is too smart, and only actually runs the compilation task if I do a clean and rebuild - behind the scenes all my main classes AND my plugin classes 'compile' automatically so there is no actual compile when I hit the green arrow. Don't get me wrong - this is the best thing I've seen in an IDE for a long time.
So, is there a task I can hook (or another way to approach this) that will cause my plugin classes to be recompiled to their target directory every time I run or debug the project?
Thanks in advance.

Bump - Is there really no 'pre debug' step or anything like that?