Introduction to Apache Ant
I just started working with Java and I have realized I don’t know much about how the build system works. In this article I’m going to explore Java’s build system. Ant
is analogous to Make
, Gradle
or Gulp
. It’s main goal is to automate the process of running tasks. More specifically, it is often used to compile code, run tests, etc.
Installation
Ant
is a Java application, so a Java Runtime Environment is necessary. The installation will vary depending on your environment, so you might want to check the official documentation. If you use ubuntu, you can use apt-get
:
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sudo apt-get install ant
To verify the installation was successful:
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ant -version