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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://ant.apache.org/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, particularly 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:</p>
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<UL>
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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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</UL>
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<P>Current development tasks include:</p>
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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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</UL>
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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 located in a separate Module
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(<a href="http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs/ant-antidote/">ant-antidote</a>) in CVS.
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All the existing documentation can
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be found there where new contributors should read:</p>
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<LI><A HREF="http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs/~checkout~/ant-antidote/docs/developer/design/design-overview.html">Design Overview</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs/~checkout~/ant-antidote/docs/developer/design/gui-requirements.html">Feature List</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs/~checkout~/ant-antidote/docs/developer/design/gui-ideas.txt">Idea Refinement</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs/~checkout~/ant-antidote/docs/developer/design/new-module-howto.html">New Module HOWTO</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs/~checkout~/ant-antidote/docs/developer/design/uml/index.html">Static Class Diagrams</A></LI>
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</UL>
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<P>Online discussions about Antidote occur on the <A
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HREF="http://ant.apache.org/mail.html">Ant developer
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mailing list</A>. The application infrastructure is fairly
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complete, but there are almost unlimited opportunities for feature
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contributions.</p>
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<P>Aspiring contributors new to the project should
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(carefully) read the following for details on the contribution
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process:</p>
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<UL>
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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://ant.apache.org/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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</UL>
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<P ALIGN="center">Copyright © 2001,2003 Apache Software Foundation. All
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rights Reserved.</P>
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