Java Reference
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Chapter 9
Ant:
An Introduction
Ant 1 is a tool for building and deploying collections of files. It is particularly
suited to building and deploying Java applications (in no small part because it
is written in Java). Ant is well worth knowing and using for all but the simplest
Java applications.
9.1
W HAT Y OU W ILL L EARN
• How to install and set up Ant.
• Enough about XML to read an Ant buildfile.
• The basic tags used in most buildfiles.
• The extent of our remaining ignorance after completing the chapter.
1. I must mention something about the title of this chapter: There was a Monty Python's
Flying Circus episode that had this title, and my inner geek couldn't resist.
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