Apache Ant

Apache Ant
Original authorJames Duncan Davidson
DeveloperApache Software Foundation
Initial release19 July 2000 (2000-07-19)
Stable release
1.10.15 / August 29, 2024 (2024-08-29)
Written inJava
PlatformJava SE
TypeBuild tool
LicenseApache License 2.0
Websiteant.apache.org 
RepositoryAnt Repository

Apache Ant is a software tool for automating software build processes for Java applications which originated from the Apache Tomcat project in early 2000 as a replacement for the Make build tool of Unix. It is similar to Make, but is implemented using the Java language and requires the Java platform. Unlike Make, which uses the Makefile format, Ant uses XML to describe the code build process and its dependencies.

Released under an Apache License by the Apache Software Foundation, Ant is an open-source project.

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