Version 0.1 (2001/02/13)
- -Authors: - Simeon H.K. Fitch -
- -Antidote is the Ant subproject - for developing a graphical user interface to facilitate the - efficient use of Ant. In general, its purpose is to allow the - quick generation, modification, and use of Ant build files, - helping the user define a build process and track down build - problems. It is not meant to be an IDE, but an enabler for the - powerful features available in Ant, particularly for novice - users, or users who want a rapid way of controlling their build - process.
- - -Antidote is still in the early stages of development, but does - have a set of usable features, including:
-Current development tasks include:
-The Antidote source distribution comes with requirements and
- design documentation that better cover the details of application
- architecture, how to develop against it, and what the long term
- goals are. Furthermore, there is a TODO file listing
- the detailed, near-term tasks that need accomplishing.
The source code for Antidote is located in a separate Module - (ant-antidote) in CVS. - All the existing documentation can - be found there where new contributors should read:
- - -Online discussions about Antidote occur on the Ant developer - mailing list. The application infrastructure is fairly - complete, but there are almost unlimited opportunities for feature - contributions.
- -Aspiring contributors new to the project should - (carefully) read the following for details on the contribution - process:
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