You can create a new project, or if you have an exising project, import it.

For more information, refer to the WSL section. You can also create an Ant project and store it in the WSL environment or open it from the WSL file system. Open the Installed tab, find the Ant plugin, and select the checkbox next to the plugin name. Press Ctrl+Alt+S to open the IDE settings and select Plugins. If the relevant features are not available, make sure that you did not disable the plugin. This functionality relies on the Ant plugin, which is bundled and enabled in IntelliJ IDEA by default. IntelliJ IDEA integrates with Ant to provide a comprehensive build process that includes compilation, packaging with the documentation and source code, committing to version control, and so on. To see the official plan for Eclipse, including committed Ant items go here.Ant is a flexible and platform-independent build tool from the Apache Ant Project. Items mentioned in the plans are not guaranteed to be found in a release. The plans listed in this section are unofficial documents used by the Ant community to help with the planning process.

The goal of this component is to make Eclipse's Ant tooling the environment of choice for Ant users and support Eclipse-based developers in their product build requirements.

Providing Ant buildfile development facilities (e.g., buildfile editors, debuggers.

Providing UI support for running Ant buildfiles and managing their output.

Enabling access to Eclipse resources/function from Ant buildfiles (i.e., providing Ant tasks for Eclipse).

It exists independent of Eclipse as an Apache open source project. In theory it is kind of like make without make's wrinkles. The Platform Ant project is designed to bring the power of Ant and Eclipse together.

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