Ant: The Definitive Guide
Soon after its launch, Ant succeeded in taking the Java world by storm, becoming the most widely used tool for building applications in Java environments. Like most popular technologies, Ant quickly went through a series of early revision cycles. With each new version, more functionality was added, and more complexity was introduced. Ant evolved from a simple-to-learn build tool into a full-fledged testing and deployment environment.\ Ant: The Definitive Guide has been reworked, revised and...
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Ant, born during a moment of intense frustration during a cross-platform build, is the tool of choice for Java applications, and expert Holzer keeps in step with its newest features and increasing complexity in this edition, starting with advice on getting and running Ant, using properties and types, building Java code, deploying builds, testing builds with JUnit, getting source code from CVS depositories, and executing external programs. For those seeking more he describes developing for the Web, using XML and XDoclet, performing optional tasks such as using sound and creating splash text, integrating Ant with Eclipse, and extending and customizing Ant. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
1Getting started12Using properties and types323Building Java code604Deploying builds885Testing builds with JUnit1256Getting source code from CVS repositories1507Executing external programs1678Developing for the Web1849XML and XDoclet20610Optional tasks23411Integrating Ant with Eclipse24112Extending Ant257
