I wholeheartedly recommend _Java Development with Ant_ (Manning) *.
Erik's "Java Dev with Ant" is by far the best ANT title out there, forget
about the Oreilly one.
The only problem with "Java Dev with Ant" is that it's now a bit dated and
(if I recall correctly) may not include anything on the new ANT import/sub
tasks stuff. (*pokes Erik in ribs hoping 2nd ed is on the way*) I've also
heard good things about the "Pragmatic Project Automation" book, though
have not read it for myself yet.
Yes, we're overdue for a 2nd edition. At this point, it won't be for a while. But you are right about <import> and <subant> - both of these new features, as well as <macrodef>, <presetdef>, and Antlib are fantastic and I leverage them in my builds. At least Ant maintains great backwards compatibility though, so nothing in our book breaks :) Combine JDwA with one of my No Fluff "What's New in Ant 1.6" and you've got everything you need.
Mike's Pragmatic Project Automation book is fantastic. I blogged about it recently:
http://www.blogscene.org/erik/BookReviews/automation.html
It won't have the Ant specifics, but his book along with Ant's online documentation will go a long long way.
Erik
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