JavaBuilder/README.md

JavaBuilder

The JavaBuilder project is a Java project management and build tool, using the Java language.

The main distinction between this tool and others, such as Ant, Maven, Ivy, Gradle, etc. is that this build tool lets you work directly in Java. Since you are building a Java project, it can safely be assumed that you already know Java. Additionally, because it's running compiled code (instead of interpreting or parsing lengthy config files) it's wicked fast.

Why use XML, Groovy, Scala, JavaScript, or some other language to build your project?

• This is for cross-platform use, specifically - linux 32/64, mac 32/64, and windows 32/64. Java 6+
• Ability to reproduce builds exactly the same (provided the same 'builddate') as a remote build
• This also permits the use of cross-compiling projects or even specific classes in a project (for example, when a project is compiled to java6, but has a single file that is code specific to java7+)

For example:

• See Build.java

For a real world example:

• See the build code in the "build" directory, which is the build code used to build itself.
  • If you want to compile it yourself, copy the entire contents of the libs directory into the dist directory.
  • Then (from the project root), java -jar dist/JavaBuilder_v1.23.jar build JavaBuilder dist

An example of program log output is available here: https://github.com/dorkbox/JavaBuilder/wiki

Please see the commit log for a comprehensive changelog

Note: This project was inspired (and some parts heavily modified) by the excellent 
      Scar project, and includes utility classes/methods from a variety of sources.

License

This project is © 2012 dorkbox llc, and is distributed under the terms of the Apache v2.0 License. See file "LICENSE" for further references.