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) and because it uses the FastMD5 project for dependency checking and build verification, it's wicked fast.

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

• This is for cross-platform use, specifically - linux 32/64, mac 32/64, and windows 32/64. Java 6+

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.jar build javabuilder dist

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

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.