Building With Ant

Ant is a build tool based on the Java programming language that can be used instead of the make command.The IDE's Ant support enables you to compile and build your classes using build scripts written for Ant. The advantages of using Ant are:

For help building projects with Ant, see:

Ant Project Files
Creating an Ant Project
Editing an Ant Script
Running an Ant Script
Executing a Target
Creating a Shortcut to a Target
Configuring Ant Settings

For help with more advanced Ant features, see:

Compiling Files With Ant
Compiling Projects With Ant
Creating a Custom Ant Task
Setting Properties in an Ant Script

For information on the Ant tool, see The Apache Ant Project at ant.apache.org or see the Ant 1.5.1 Manual. The IDE lets you integrate the Ant manual into the IDE help system. For help with installing the Ant manual, see:

Installing Ant Documentation

For more help with the IDE's Ant support, see the NetBeans Ant FAQ at ant.netbeans.org/faq.html.


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