[build CPU is almost always 100% -- clear indication that that's not IO]
Just don't tell me no-op build takes less then one minute for you! I won't belive you!!! :-)
Hmmm... Now when I run it without optimizeit I can't see the advantage of the patched version... Hmmm... Can cost of synchronized() statement differ highly under optimizeit comparing with regular jvm?
Yep.
There are a number of issues within the whole of ANT where it could be made even faster; however, when you use it simply, there is nothing better. I am sure that there are some issues if you have ANT trying to talk accross JVMs (i.e. invoking sub-ANT build file targets), etc.
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