+1 for maven for me. I've used it quite a bit. I've set up (fixed) a lot of really, really bad Ant builds. I have nothing against Ant, but it is easily abuse

+1 for maven for me. I've used it quite a bit. I've set up (fixed) a lot of really, really bad Ant builds. I have nothing against Ant, but it is easily abused, and can quickly degenerate into a complex mess. Maven has a learning curve -- although it isn't huge. It can be frustrating sometimes, but if done right, it has so many advantages over other tools. There are free online books on the topic. http://maven.apache.org/articles.html http://maven.apache.org/articles.html