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This section describes how to create Ant build file manually.

Note

IntelliJ IDEA provides a framework for editing build files, but it is the developer's responsibility to populate the build file with targets.

To create ant build file
  1. In the Project window, select the directory, where the build file should be created.
  2. Right-click the directory and choose New | File on the context menu, or press Alt+InsertAlt+InsertAlt+InsertAlt+InsertAlt+InsertAlt+InsertCtrl+N or Alt+InsertAlt+InsertAlt+InsertControl N or Control EnterControl N or Control EnterMeta N or Control Enter.
  3. In the New File dialog, specify the name of the new file with .xml extension, for example, build.xml. The new file opens in the editor.
  4. Specify the build targets. You can use the path-like structures in the fileset or dirset directives to define

    Note

    You have to enter at least a root tag in the build.xml file. Otherwise the file will not be added to the Ant Build tool window.

  5. Add the build file to the project.

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