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The Rectangular Antlib provides macro definitions, custom tasks and other tools to support the development of native Android apps using Apache Ant. It is derived from the Uncommons Antlib.

The Rectangular Antlib provides a set of macros that allow for simple and flexible Ant build scripts for Android projects. Refer to the usage instructions or see this simple example for details of how to use the Antlib to build your Android projects.

Key Features

• Simple, concise Ant build files (real-world example).
• Easy customisation of the build process.
• Fast, incremental builds (artifacts are not rebuilt unnecessarily).
• Support for building different versions of the same app (real-world example build file).

Why You Shouldn’t Use This Antlib

To avoid wasting your time, if you’re reading this and thinking it looks like it could be useful, here are some limitations/drawbacks that you need to be aware of (most of these are because this project was forked from a non-Android-specific Antlib and the necessary changes have not yet been made):

• Currently the directory layout used by the Antlib differs slightly from the standard Android project layout (this will change in a subsequent version).
• The support for testing is currently limited to TestNG. If you want to use the standard JUnit-based Android testing tools you’re on your own for now (you’ll have to write your own Ant targets/marcos for this).
• There is no support for library projects.