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 <h1 class="topictitle1">Ant support</h1>
 <div><p>This topic provides an overview of the Ant support provided in
 the workbench.</p>
 <p>Ant is a Java-based build tool that is a project of the Jakarta Apache
 project. It is similar to Make, except that instead of using operating system
 shell-based commands, it uses Java™ classes to perform its operations.
 The build scripts are XML files containing targets and specifying the tasks
 (operations) required for each. Ant comes with a large number of built-in
 tasks sufficient to perform many common build operations. You can learn about
 them in the <a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/ant/manual/index.html" target="_blank">Ant user manual</a> on the Jakarta Apache Web site.</p>
 <p>Because Ant is Java-based, it is platform-independent. It is well suited
 for building Java applications, but can be used for other build tasks
 as well. One of its important features is that you can use Java to
 write new Ant tasks to extend production build capabilities. </p>
 <p>The com.ibm.etools.j2ee.ant plugin contains the following resources:</p>
 <ul><li>A <samp class="codeph">readme.htm</samp> file</li>
 <li>An example <samp class="codeph">runAnt.bat</samp> file. Use this file to start a
 "headless" workspace and run the Ant build script.</li>
 <li>An <samp class="codeph">example.xml</samp> file. This file shows examples of some
 of the J2EE tasks included in the plugin.</li>
 </ul>
 <p>Several sources of Ant information are available from the Jakarta Apache
 Ant Project. To learn more about Ant, follow the links below:</p>
 <ul><li><a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/ant/manual/index.html" target="_blank">Ant user manual</a></li>
 <li><a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/site/mail.html" target="_blank">Ant
 user mail list</a></li>
 <li><a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=ant-user" target="_blank">Ant
 user mail list archives</a></li>
 <li><a href="http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/pubs/pdfs/redbooks/sg246134.pdf" target="_blank">WebSphere<sup>®</sup> Version 4.0 Application Development Handbook</a>:
 Chapter 9 explains how to use Ant to build a WebSphere application.</li>
 <li><a href="http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-10-2000/jw-1020-ant_p.html" target="_blank">Automate your build process using Java and Ant</a>: JavaWorld™ article</li>
 <li><a href="http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2001/02/22/open_source.html" target="_blank">Open Source Java: Ant</a>: onjava.com article</li>
 </ul>
 <p>More information about Ant and how to use it with the workbench can be
 found in the following series of articles:</p>
 <ul><li><a href="http://www7b.software.ibm.com/wsdd/library/techarticles/0203_searle/searle1.html" target="_blank">Using Ant with WebSphere Studio Application Developer:
 Part 1 of 3</a></li>
 <li><a href="http://www7b.software.ibm.com/wsdd/library/techarticles/0203_searle/searle2.html" target="_blank">Using Ant with WebSphere Studio Application Developer:
 Part 2 of 3</a></li>
 <li><a href="http://www7b.software.ibm.com/wsdd/library/techarticles/0203_searle/searle3.html" target="_blank">Using Ant with WebSphere Studio Application Developer:
 Part 3 of 3</a></li>
 </ul>
 </div>
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	<h1 class="topictitle1">Ant support</h1>
	<div><p>This topic provides an overview of the Ant support provided in
	the workbench.</p>
	<p>Ant is a Java-based build tool that is a project of the Jakarta Apache
	project. It is similar to Make, except that instead of using operating system
	shell-based commands, it uses Java™ classes to perform its operations.
	The build scripts are XML files containing targets and specifying the tasks
	(operations) required for each. Ant comes with a large number of built-in
	tasks sufficient to perform many common build operations. You can learn about
	them in the <a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/ant/manual/index.html" target="_blank">Ant user manual</a> on the Jakarta Apache Web site.</p>
	<p>Because Ant is Java-based, it is platform-independent. It is well suited
	for building Java applications, but can be used for other build tasks
	as well. One of its important features is that you can use Java to
	write new Ant tasks to extend production build capabilities. </p>
	<p>The com.ibm.etools.j2ee.ant plugin contains the following resources:</p>
	<ul><li>A <samp class="codeph">readme.htm</samp> file</li>
	<li>An example <samp class="codeph">runAnt.bat</samp> file. Use this file to start a
	"headless" workspace and run the Ant build script.</li>
	<li>An <samp class="codeph">example.xml</samp> file. This file shows examples of some
	of the J2EE tasks included in the plugin.</li>
	</ul>
	<p>Several sources of Ant information are available from the Jakarta Apache
	Ant Project. To learn more about Ant, follow the links below:</p>
	<ul><li><a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/ant/manual/index.html" target="_blank">Ant user manual</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/site/mail.html" target="_blank">Ant
	user mail list</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=ant-user" target="_blank">Ant
	user mail list archives</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/pubs/pdfs/redbooks/sg246134.pdf" target="_blank">WebSphere<sup>®</sup> Version 4.0 Application Development Handbook</a>:
	Chapter 9 explains how to use Ant to build a WebSphere application.</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-10-2000/jw-1020-ant_p.html" target="_blank">Automate your build process using Java and Ant</a>: JavaWorld™ article</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2001/02/22/open_source.html" target="_blank">Open Source Java: Ant</a>: onjava.com article</li>
	</ul>
	<p>More information about Ant and how to use it with the workbench can be
	found in the following series of articles:</p>
	<ul><li><a href="http://www7b.software.ibm.com/wsdd/library/techarticles/0203_searle/searle1.html" target="_blank">Using Ant with WebSphere Studio Application Developer:
	Part 1 of 3</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www7b.software.ibm.com/wsdd/library/techarticles/0203_searle/searle2.html" target="_blank">Using Ant with WebSphere Studio Application Developer:
	Part 2 of 3</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www7b.software.ibm.com/wsdd/library/techarticles/0203_searle/searle3.html" target="_blank">Using Ant with WebSphere Studio Application Developer:
	Part 3 of 3</a></li>
	</ul>
	</div>
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