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