Configuring a build tool
Building a java software project typically includes some activities as follows:
- Compiling all the source code
- Packaging the compiled code into a JAR or WAR archive file
- Deploying the packaged archives files on a server
Manually performing all these tasks is time-consuming and is prone to errors. Therefore, we take the help of a build tool. A build tool is a tool that automates everything related to building a software project, from compiling to deploying.
Time for action - installing the Maven build tool
There are other build tools that are available for building Java projects such as Gradle and Ant. We are going to use Maven as our build tool. Let's take a look at how we can install Maven:
- Go to Maven's download page at http://maven.apache.org/download.cgi ...
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