Ant

A Java library and command-line tool whose mission is to drive processes described in build files as targets and extension points dependent upon each other.

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The main known usage of Ant is the build of Java applications. Ant supplies a number of built-in tasks allowing to compile, assemble, test and run Java applications. Ant can also be used effectively to build non Java applications, for instance C or C++ applications. More generally, Ant can be used to pilot any type of process which can be described in terms of targets and tasks.

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Last modified 16 November 2025