IDE Integration
All the modern Java IDEs support Apache Ant almost out of the box.
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AntWork Plugin for the Jext Java Text Editor
(unbundled)
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JDEE (Java Development Environment for
Emacs) has built-in text Ant integration: selection of target through text field, execution,
hyperlink to compilation errors. Installation: built-in JDEE 2.2.8 or later. Configuration:
through customize menu "Jde Build Function"
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IDEA has built-in GUI ANT
integration: GUI selection of targets, execution, hyperlink to compilation errors
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NetBeans IDE uses Ant as the basis for its
project system starting with the 4.0 release
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jEdit is an open source Java IDE with some great
plugins for Java dev, a good XML editor and the Antfarm plugin to execute targets in a build
file
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Eclipse is IBM's counterpoint to NetBeans; an
open source IDE with Java and Ant support
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Virtual Ant GUI allows you
to work on a Virtual File System without dealing with the XML; plugs into Eclipse, Netbeans
& IntelliJ
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WebSphere Studio
Application Developer