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JavaBuilder
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The JavaBuilder project is a Java project management and build tool, using the Java language.
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The main distinction between this tool and others, such as Ant, Maven, Ivy, Gradle, etc. is that
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*this* build tool lets you work directly in Java. Since you are building a Java project, it can
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safely be assumed that you already know Java. Additionally, because it's running *compiled code*
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(instead of interpreting or parsing lengthy config files) it's *wicked fast*.
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##### Why use XML, Groovy, Scala, JavaScript, or some other language to build your project?
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- This is for cross-platform use, specifically - linux 32/64, mac 32/64, and windows 32/64. Java 6+
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- Ability to reproduce builds *exactly* the same (provided the same 'builddate') as a remote build
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- 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+)
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For example:
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- See [Build.java](https://github.com/dorkbox/JavaBuilder/blob/master/src/dorkbox/Build.java)
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For a real world example:
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- See the build code in the "build" directory, which is the build code used to build itself.
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- If you want to compile it yourself, copy the entire contents of the libs directory into the dist directory.
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- Then (from the project root), java -jar dist/JavaBuilder_v1.23.jar build JavaBuilder dist
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An example of program log output is available here: https://github.com/dorkbox/JavaBuilder/wiki
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Please see the commit log for a comprehensive changelog
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```
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Note: This project was inspired (and some parts heavily modified) by the excellent
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Scar project, and includes utility classes/methods from a variety of sources.
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```
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License
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This project is © 2012 dorkbox llc, and is distributed under the terms of the Apache v2.0 License. See file "LICENSE" for further references.
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