Apache Ant

Apache Ant
Original author(s)James Duncan Davidson
Developer(s)Apache Software Foundation
Initial release19 July 2000; 24 years ago (2000-07-19)
Stable release
1.10.14 / August 20, 2023; 15 months ago (2023-08-20)[1]
RepositoryAnt Repository
Written inJava
PlatformJava SE
TypeBuild tool
LicenseApache License 2.0
Websiteant.apache.org Edit this on Wikidata

Apache Ant is a software tool for automating software build processes for Java applications[2] which originated from the Apache Tomcat project in early 2000 as a replacement for the Make build tool of Unix.[3] 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.[4]

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

  1. ^ "Apache Ant Project News". Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Apache Ant - Welcome". ant.apache.org. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  3. ^ "Apache Ant - Frequently Asked Questions". ant.apache.org. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  4. ^ Moodie 2005, pp. 5–9, Chapter §1 Introducing Ant.