Editing Apache Ant (section)

{{short description|Java build tool}}
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{{Infobox software
| name = Apache Ant
| logo = Apache-Ant-logo.svg
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| author = James Duncan Davidson
| developer = [[Apache Software Foundation]]
| released = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2000|07|19}}
| latest release version = 1.10.15
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2024|08|29}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ant.apache.org/antnews.html|access-date=11 December 2024|title=Apache Ant Project News}}</ref>
| latest preview version = 
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| platform = [[Java SE]]
| repo = {{URL|https://github.com/apache/ant|Ant Repository}}
| programming language = [[Java (programming language)|Java]]
| genre = [[Build tool]]
| license = [[Apache License 2.0]]
}}
'''Apache Ant''' is a software tool for [[build automation|automating software build]] processes for Java applications<ref>{{Cite web|title=Apache Ant - Welcome|url=https://ant.apache.org/|access-date=2022-01-25|website=ant.apache.org}}</ref> which originated from the [[Apache Tomcat]] project in early 2000 as a replacement for the [[Make (software)|Make]] build tool of [[Unix]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Apache Ant - Frequently Asked Questions|url=https://ant.apache.org/faq.html#history|access-date=2022-01-25|website=ant.apache.org}}</ref> It is similar to Make, but is implemented using the [[Java (programming language)|Java]] language and requires the Java platform. Unlike Make, which uses the [[Makefile#Makefiles|Makefile format]], Ant uses [[XML]] to describe the code build process and its dependencies.{{sfn | Moodie | 2005 | loc = Chapter §1 Introducing Ant| pp=5-9}}

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