wstant and wstkeytoolant lets you run wstool and wstkeytool commands from Ant build files. This allows you to write build files that automate many development, deployment, and management tasks.
Jakarta Ant is a Java-based build tool developed by the Apache Jakarta project. To obtain Ant software and documentation, see the Ant Web site http://jakarta.apache.org/ant/. Ant functions are similar to other build tools (such as make, gnumake, or jam) but are platform-independent, extending Java classes rather than OS-specific shell commands. Ant includes a number of tasks that are frequently used to perform builds, including compiling Java files and creating JAR files. It also includes common functions such as copy, delete, chmod, and so on.
Ant build files (similar to a makefile) are written in XML. Like makefiles, Ant build files can include targets that perform a series of tasks. Instead of extending shell commands, Ant’s build file calls out a target tree where various tasks are executed. Each task is run by an object that implements a particular task interface.
