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-A re-write of the [make(1)] system in [Java] without the dependency on the shell.[1]
Part of the [Apache] project.
+A Java-centric
re-write of the [make(1)] system in [Java] without the dependency on the shell. Part of the [Apache] project.
-The difference between [Ant] and [make(1)] is approximately 30 years of SoftwareEngineering theory and practice. It uses "build.xml" files rather than [MakeFile]s, has a much wider range of built-in targets than make and is extensible using [Java] classes rather than shell
scripts.
+The difference between [Ant] and [make(1)] is approximately 30 years of SoftwareEngineering theory and practice. It uses "build.xml" files rather than [MakeFile]s, has a much wider range of built-in targets than make and is extensible using [Java] classes rather than sh(1)
scripts.
http://ant.apache.org/
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+See also: AntVsMake, [Eclipse]
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-[1] because a dependency on a java runtime environment is much more manageable than on a shell, right?
+CategorySoftwareEngineeringTools
