ANT

What is ANT? This is how the ANT [|homepage] defines its tool:

//Apache Ant is a Java-based build tool. In theory, it is kind of like Make, but without Make's wrinkles.//

= Basics = code format="text" build.xml code code format="text" ant [-f ] [ ] code code format="text" ant [-f ] -projecthelp code
 * the ANT build file is based on [|XML]
 * the usual name for the build file is
 * invocation - the usual build file needs not be specified explicitly, if it's in the current directory; if not target is specified, the default one is used
 * displaying all the available targets of a build file

= Weka and ANT =
 * a build file for Weka is available from Subversion (it has been included in the since version 3.4.8 and 3.5.3)
 * it is located in the directory
 * some targets of interest
 * - Removes the build, dist and reports directories; also any class files in the source tree
 * - Compile weka and deposit class files in
 * - Make javadocs into {${path_modifier}/doc}}
 * - Create an executable jar file in

= Links =
 * [|ANT homepage]
 * [|XML]