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Ant - Java-based build tool

Ant is a Java based build tool, similar to make, but with better support for the cross platform issues involved with developing Java applications.

Instead of a model where the tool is extended with shell based commands, it is extended using Java classes. Instead of writing shell commands, the configuration files are XML based calling out a target tree where various tasks get executed. Each task is run by an object which implements a particular Task interface.

Obtaining

Web page http://ant.apache.org/
Source tarball http://cvs.apache.org/dist/ant/v1.6.1beta1/src/apache-ant-1.6.2-src.tar.gz
Source information http://cvs.apache.org/dist/ant/v1.6.2/src/
Version 1.6.2 (stable) released on 2004-07-16

Licensed under The Apache License.

This is not a GNU package.

Documentation

User manual available in HTML format from http://ant.apache.org/manual/index.html

Support contacts

Help List	<[email protected]> http://ant.apache.org/mail.html
Developer List	<[email protected]> http://ant.apache.org/mail.html
Bug Database	http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/enter_bug.cgi?product=Ant

Project contacts

Maintainers	Ant development team <[email protected]>
Developers	Ant development team <[email protected]>
Contributors	See for a complete list

Related information

Source repository	:pserver:[email protected]:/home/cvspublic login password: anoncvs http://ant.apache.org/cvs.html
Interfaces	command line
Source languages	Java
Use requirements	JDK 1.1 or later (1.2 recommended)
Source prerequisites	JAXP-compliant XML parser
Related programs	make

Entry information

License verified by	Janet Casey <[email protected]> on 2003-03-05
Entry compiled by	Janet Casey <[email protected]>

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