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Description:   Java based build tool (1.7.1-3)
Ant is different. Instead of a model where it is extended with shell based commands, it is extended using Java classes. Instead of writing shell commands, the configuration files are XML based calling out a target tree where various tasks get executed. Each task is run by an object which implements a particular Task interface. Granted, this removes some of the expressive power that is inherent by being able to construct a shell command such as `find . -name foo -exec rm {}` but it gives you the ability to be cross platform. To work anywhere and everywhere. And hey, if you really need to execute a shell command, Ant has an exec rule that allows different commands to be executed based on the OS that it is executing on.
Section:   devel
Maintainer:   Benjamin Reed <ant-baseATfinkDOTracoonfinkDOTcom>
Website:   http://ant.apache.org/
License:   BSD
Info-File:   dists/10.4/stable/main/finkinfo/devel/ant-base.info
CVS log, Last Changed: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:45:54 (UTC)

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