Ant [[http://ant.apache.org/]] is an open-source build tool providing make-like functionality for java projects.

=== Example build.xml files ===

 * AntAcceptanceTest

=== Some pointers I've gleaned ===

 * ANT script best practices by Eric M. Burke: http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2003/12/17/ant_bestpractices.html When you negate the best practices, you should get some sort of "smells for ANT scripts".
 * ANTGRAPH: a tool that visualizes dependencies of targets in ANT scripts: http://www.ericburke.com/downloads/antgraph/index.html
 * Ken Arnold's critique: http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=7435
 * Running Ant JUnit task under Eclipse: http://www.ryanlowe.ca/blog/archives/001038_junit_ant_task_doesnt_work_in_eclipse.php

=== Recommended Ant tasks ===
 * [[http://ant.apache.org/manual/CoreTasks/import.html|Import]]
 * [[http://ant.apache.org/manual/CoreTasks/macrodef.html|MacroDef]]
 * [[http://ant.apache.org/manual/CoreTasks/presetdef.html|PreSetDef]]

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