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Welcome
Apache Ant™
Apache Ant is a Java library and command-line tool whose
mission is to drive processes described in build files as targets
and extension points dependent upon each other.
The main known usage of Ant is the build of Java applications.
Ant supplies a number of built-in tasks allowing to compile, assemble,
test and run Java applications.
Ant can also be used effectively to build non Java applications, for
instance C or C++ applications. More generally, Ant can be used to
pilot any type of process which can be described in terms of targets
and tasks.
Ant is written in Java. Users of Ant can develop their own
"antlibs" containing Ant tasks and types, and are offered
a large number of ready-made commercial or open-source "antlibs".
Ant is extremely flexible and does not impose coding conventions or
directory layouts to the Java projects which adopt it as a build tool.
Software development projects looking for a solution combining build tool and
dependency management can use Ant in combination with
Apache Ivy
The Apache Ant project is part of
the
Apache Software
Foundation
Apache Ant 1.10.17
April 10, 2026 - Apache Ant 1.10.17 Released
Apache Ant 1.10.16 is now available for download from
Ant 1.10.17 fixes a regression in the programmatic use of Ant
and can be used with Java runtime version 8 and higher.
Apache Ant 1.10.16
April 1, 2026 - Apache Ant 1.10.16 Released
Apache Ant 1.10.16 is now available for download from
Ant 1.10.16 is a regular bug fix release and can be used with Java runtime version 8 and
higher.
Apache Ivy 2.5.3
December 23, 2024 - Apache Ivy 2.5.3 Released
Apache Ivy 2.5.3 is now available for download as source or
binary from
Ivy 2.5.3 is a bug fix release, no new features have been added.
Apache Ant 1.9.x EOL
June 19, 2024 - Apache Ant 1.9.x release series EOL
The Ant PMC
voted
to EOL the 1.9.x release series. We urge Ant users to use Ant 1.10.x releases, which sees
regular bug fixes, enhancements and releases.
Apache IvyDE retired
Nov 26, 2023 - IvyDE retired
The Ant PMC
voted
to archive the IvyDE subproject. This means that all
its resources are removed or made read only and no further development will
be done.
It also means that, if a community grows, the subproject could be
reactivated
Apache Ivy 2.5.2
August 20, 2023 - Apache Ivy 2.5.2 Released
Apache Ivy 2.5.2 is now available for download as source or
binary from
Ivy 2.5.2 is mainly a bug fix release that also fixes a
security vulnerability, see
security
reports
for details.
Apache AntUnit 1.4.1
Jul 7, 2021 - Apache AntUnit 1.4.1 Released
Apache AntUnit 1.4.1 is now available for download as
binary
or
source
release.
This release fixes the antlib.xml descriptor so that AntUnit
can now be used with a user-defined URI rather than having
AntUnit's preferred URI hardcoded..
EasyAnt retired
Dec 13, 2016 - EasyAnt retired
The Ant PMC
voted
to archive the EasyAnt subproject and all its modules. This means that all
its resources are removed or made read only and no further development will
be done.
It also means that, if a community grows, the subproject could
reactivated
Apache IvyDE 2.2.0
November 22, 2013 - Apache IvyDE 2.2.0 Released
The Apache IvyDE project is pleased to announce its 2.2.0 release.
The Apache IvyDE Eclipse plugin integrates Apache Ivy's dependency management
into Eclipse. It lets you manage your dependencies declared in an ivy.xml in
your Java Eclipse projects, or any other kind of project which needs dependency
management. Apache IvyDE will contribute to the classpath of your Java project
or you can make it retrieve your dependencies directly into your project. Last
but not least Apache IvyDE offer editors of ivy.xml and ivysettings.xml files
with completion. Get some preview here:
Major changes in this release
The API of IvyDE has been stabilized so that third party plugins can rely on it,
while still not complete, and still not advertised as stable in Ivy, support of OSGi has been added,
javadoc and source attachement can be edited now one by one,
improved stability of the resolve process,
improved logging for easier debugging.
Compatibility
This release is expected to work with every version of Ivy 2.1 or superior.
The OSGi features require Ivy 2.3.0 or superior though.
This release is considered as stable. The beta of 2.2.0 has been out for a (too) long time.
A more detailed release notes can be read there:
Download the 2.2.0 release at:
Or use directly the Apache IvyDE's updatesite:
Issues should be reported to:
More information can be found on the Apache IvyDE website:
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Comprehensive documentation is included in the source and binary distributions.
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