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<TITLE>About Antidote</TITLE>
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<H1>About Antidote</H1>
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<P>Version 0.1 (2001/02/13)</P>
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<P>Authors:
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<A HREF="mailto:simeon@fitch.net">Simeon H.K. Fitch</A>
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<H2>Overview</H2>
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<P>Antidote is the <A
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HREF="http://jakarta.apache.org/ant/index.html">Ant</A> subproject
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for developing a graphical user interface to facilitate the
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efficient use of Ant. In general, its purpose is to allow the
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quick generation, modification, and use of Ant build files,
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helping the user define a build process and track down build
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problems. It is not meant to be an IDE, but an enabler for the
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powerful features available in Ant, particularlyl for novice
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users, or users who want a rapid way of controlling their build
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process.</P>
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<H2>Status</H2>
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<P>Antidote is still in the early stages of development, but does
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have a set of usable features, including:
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<LI>Reading Ant build files.</LI>
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<LI>Selecting targets and executing them.</LI>
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<LI>Context highlighted build status console.</LI>
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<LI>Modification of (some) build file components.</LI>
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<LI>Saving modified build file.</LI>
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<P>Current development tasks include:
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<UL>
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<LI>A more complete set of target and task editing
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capabilities.</LI>
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<LI>A wizard for creating basic build files, including importing
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existing code bases.</LI>
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<LI>Better build progress monitoring.</LI>
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<P>The Antidote source distribution comes with requirements and
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design documentation that better cover the details of application
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architecture, how to develop against it, and what the long term
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goals are. Furthermore, there is a <code>TODO</code> file listing
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the detailed, near-term tasks that need accomplishing.</P>
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<H2>Getting Involved</H2>
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<P>The source code for Antidote is included with the <A
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HREF="http://jakarta.apache.org/site/cvsindex.html">CVS</A>
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version of <A
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HREF="http://jakarta.apache.org/cvsweb/index.cgi/jakarta-ant">Ant</A>,
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starting in the directory <A
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HREF="http://jakarta.apache.org/cvsweb/index.cgi/jakarta-ant/src/antidote">
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jakarta-ant/src/antidote</A>. All the existing documentation can
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be found there where new contributors should read:
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<LI><A
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HREF="http://jakarta.apache.org/cvsweb/index.cgi/~checkout~/jakarta-ant/src/antidote/docs/design-overview.html">Design
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Overview</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="http://jakarta.apache.org/cvsweb/index.cgi/~checkout~/jakarta-ant/src/antidote/docs/gui-requirements.html">Feature List</A></LI>
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<LI><A
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HREF="http://jakarta.apache.org/cvsweb/index.cgi/~checkout~/jakarta-ant/src/antidote/docs/gui-ideas.txt">Idea Refinement</A></LI>
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<LI><A
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HREF="http://jakarta.apache.org/cvsweb/index.cgi/~checkout~/jakarta-ant/src/antidote/docs/new-module-howto.html">New Module HOWTO</A></LI>
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<LI><A
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HREF="http://jakarta.apache.org/cvsweb/index.cgi/~checkout~/jakarta-ant/src/antidote/docs/uml/index.html">Static
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Class Diagrams</A></LI>
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<P>Online discussions about Antidote occur on the <A
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HREF="http://jakarta.apache.org/site/mail.html">jakarta-ant
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mailing list</A>. The application infrastructure is fairly
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complete, but there are almost unlimited oppotunities for feature
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contributions.
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<P>Asipring contributors new to the Jakarta Project should
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(carefully) read the following for details on the contribution
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process:
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<LI><A
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HREF="http://jakarta.apache.org/site/getinvolved.html">Get
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Involved</A></LI>
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<LI><A
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HREF="http://jakarta.apache.org/site/guidelines.html">Project
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Guidelines</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="http://jakarta.apache.org/site/source.html">Source
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Repositories (how to contribute patches)</A></LI>
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<P ALIGN="center">Copyright © 2000 Apache Software Foundation. All
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rights Reserved.</P>
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