apache-ant: Apache Ant (Java-based build tool) apache-ant: apache-ant: Apache Ant is a Java-based build tool - like make but without apache-ant: make's wrinkles. apache-ant: Ant is extended using Java classes. The configuration files are apache-ant: XML-based, calling out a target tree where tasks get executed. apache-ant: Each task is run by an object that implements a Task interface. apache-ant: apache-ant: Homepage: http://ant.apache.org/ apache-ant: apache-ant: