If it's all Java, use Ant

Post #210,600 by admin 6/9/05 8:13:37 AM Reply	If it's all Java, use Ant There's nothing better for Java, in my opinion. Even with the XML, your build files will be smaller and easier to understand and maintain. Ant was created for the express purpose of compiling Java projects, and it makes a lot of things very easy. Put together a sample to show them. Doing so should only take an hour or two. If you're doing C/C++ programming as well, investigate SCons. It's python, and the build files are Python scripts. The Java support isn't the greatest, however, so I'd still use Ant for that. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #210,603 by Yendor 6/9/05 8:43:06 AM Reply	Agreed The variety of supported tasks is nothing short of amazing, especially when you leave the "core" tasks. There are tasks to do just about everything you would want. Check stuff out of CVS (or just about any other source control system with the non-core tasks)? Yep. Tag the build? Yep. Create automated Javadocs? Yep. Run JUnit? Yep. Additionally, if you want to get into things like automating your builds, you can use other projects such as [link\|http://cruisecontrol.sf.net\|Cruise Control], which have a similar XML-type syntax, and auto-recognize ant scripts. -YendorMike "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Historical Review of Pennsylvania
Post #210,669 by dws 6/9/05 3:57:35 PM Reply	Re: If it's all Java, use Ant I'll second that, with reservations. I've used Ant on a mid-sized project that had simple requirements (build the WAR file, run the tests, product the JavaDoc, etc.) and Ant was just fine once we got it set up with the Tomcat extensions. I'd use it again in similar circumstances.

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