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Apache Ant (“Another Neat Tool”) is a Java library used for automating build processes for Java applications.
Why?
Ant was a replacement for the Make build tool of Unix, and was created due to a number of problems with Unix's make. It is similar to Make but is implemented using the Java language, requires the Java platform, and is best suited to building Java projects.
What?
Apache Ant is a Java library and command-line tool whose mission is to drive processes described in build files as targets and extension points dependent upon each other. The main known usage of Ant is the build of Java applications. Ant supplies a number of built-in tasks allowing to compile, assemble, test and run Java applications. Ant can also be used effectively to build non Java applications, for instance C or C++ applications. More generally, Ant can be used to pilot any type of process which can be described in terms of targets and tasks.
Ant is written in Java. Users of Ant can develop their own "antlibs" containing Ant tasks and types, and are offered a large number of ready-made commercial or open-source "antlibs".
Ant is extremely flexible and does not impose coding conventions or directory layouts to the Java projects which adopt it as a build tool.
Software development projects looking for a solution combining build tool and dependency management can use Ant in combination with Apache Ivy.
Pros
● Extended using Java classes
- Inherit the Java platform’s independence
● Dependencies Between Targets
● Cross-platform
- Move your build files from one operating system to another unchanged, providing you haven’t used any platform-specific features.
● Portable And Smooth To Recognize
● A Simple Ant Build File
● Open Standard
- Doesn’t impose any coding conventions or project structures.
● Flexibility And Simplicity
Example
refer to Link)
● Apache Ant - Welcome
http://ant.apache.org/
● Apache Ant - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_Ant
● 아파치 앤트 - 위키백과
https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%95%84%ED%8C%8C%EC%B9%98_%EC%95%A4%ED%8A%B8
● Apache Ant User Manual
http://ant.apache.org/manual/
● Ant Vs Make
http://wiki.c2.com/?AntVsMake
● What is Apache Ant? - Definition from Tech
https://www.techopedia.com/definition/16219/apache-ant
● What is Apache Ant and why it is used?
https://www.quora.com/What-is-Apache-Ant-and-why-it-is-used
● Apache Ant Demystified - Parts 1 and 2
https://www.sitepoint.com/apache-ant-demystified/
● Apache Ant란 무엇인가
https://msmoonpalace.tistory.com/entry/Apache-Ant-%EB%9E%80-%EB%AC%B4%EC%97%87%EC%9D%B8%EA%B0%80
● Maven vs. Ant : Adam Bien's Weblog
http://www.adam-bien.com/roller/abien/entry/maven_vs_ant
● What's the point of using Ant for Java developers?
https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-point-of-using-Ant-for-Java-developers
● ANT
https://hottteokbokki.tistory.com/entry/ANT
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