# Eclipse 3.5 Ant Build Notes

## Enhancements in 3.5

- Added API constants for Ant launch configuration attributes - `org.eclipse.ant.ui.launching.IAntLaunchConfigurationConstants`.

## May 5, 2009

### Problem Reports Fixed

Bug 275839: Eclipse Preferences Ant Runtime -- NPE -- (PDE Export fails)

## May 5, 2009

### Problem Reports Fixed

Bug 274603: Unreachable strings

## May 7, 2009

### Problem Reports Fixed

Bug 274601: Problem with InternalAntRunner_Specifying_property_files_is_a_Ant_1_5___feature__Please_update_your_Ant_classpath__6

## April 14, 2009

### Problem Reports Fixed

Bug 222615: Export Ant buildfile does not export JUnit4 style tests
Bug 223902: [launching] No descriptions for ant launch shortcuts

## April 7, 2009

### Problem Reports Fixed

Bug 270041: Any first Ant target invocation builds open java projects while Build Automatically is turned off

## March 23, 2009

### Problem Reports Fixed

Bug 161354: Exported ANT scripts should use the 'dir' attribute of the ant task
Bug 201143: exported ant script does not apply include/exclude filter on init target's copy task
Bug 267459: Java project with an external jar file from FS root on the build path throws a NPE during the Ant Buildfile generation.

## February 3, 2009

### Problem Reports Fixed

Bug 218074: button label truncations on External Tools Builders config dialog

## 3.5 M5 - January 30, 2009

### Problem Reports Fixed

Bug 262378: Ant test suite does not handle dynamic plugin version length

## December 22, 2008

### Problem Reports Fixed

Bug 215530: Ant targets no longer bring up "Ant Configuration Settings" Dialog box

## November 25, 2008

### Problem Reports Fixed

Bug 253100: 'Builders' property page should remember it has warned the user
Bug 256299: Simplify setup of ContentAssistAction

## November 18, 2008

### Problem Reports Fixed

Bug 255370: AntBuildfileContentDescriber should extend org.eclipse.core.runtime.content.XMLContentDescriber

## October 4, 2008

### Problem Reports Fixed

Bug 251259: Use the new contentType extension point

## Aug 19, 2008

### Problem Reports Fixed

Bug 244581: Javadoc warnings in N20080818-2000
Bug 244301: javadoc errors in N20080814-2000
Bug 244121: Warning in build
Bug 42262: Ant API

## July 22, 2008

### Problem Reports Fixed

Bug 241538: ant tests need to be updated to reflect ant 1.7.1
Bug 209504: Adopt Apache Ant 1.7.1

## July 8, 2008

### Problem Reports Fixed

Bug 158627: Eclipse is not following a variable import link
Bug 201180: Export ant buildfile does not export bootclasspath correctly
Bug 192726: ant exporter incorrectly defines path variables
Bug 195840: Import a XML file with BOM character in ant editor fails

## June 30, 2008

### Problem Reports Fixed

Bug 238665: Change to use bundle activation policy for Ant core and Ant ui
Bug 238990: Remove no longer used code to setup code assist navigation