At 11:57 20/6/00 -0400, you wrote: >Can I use ant as a build tool for any language I write code in?
theoretically yes but in actuality it can be a little difficult. As ant is based on the notion of tasks and you can program your own tasks in java then it is quite possible to do anything thou you may have to actually write some code for things not related to java and general filesystem because no one yet has done it. >It sounds like I can build on major platforms (UNIX/NT -how 'bout >BeOS?). Portability is cool. I need to construct a software code >control system, and some of the language is proprietary. I have >languages in: BeOs maybe out depending on whether the Kaffe port ever got finished for that platform. However any platform with java is able to run it with relatively few problems. Cheers, Pete *------------------------------------------------------* | "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want | | to test a man's character, give him power." | | -Abraham Lincoln | *------------------------------------------------------*
