Java™ Application Development on Linux - Dator

248Chapter 10Integrated <strong>Development</strong> EnvironmentsFigure 10.9 Cascaded menu after choosing CVS with Ctrl pressedcatch on to the changes made outside of NetBeans to its files, though you mayneed to do a Refresh, as described above.10.2.5 Integration with AntIf you’ve already discovered ant, either by using it on a Java project or byreading this book in chapter order, then you’ll know that it’s a plus to have antintegrated into NetBeans. As of NetBeans version 3.5, ant comes bundled withNetBeans and you don’t need to install it separately.NetBeans recognizes a build.xml buildfile and gives it a special icon. Ifyou click on the icon for the build.xml file in the Explorer, it will show eachof the properties and then each of the targets (Figure 10.10). Right-click on atarget to choose Execute to run ant with that target. As a shortcut you can eitherselect that target and press the F6 key, or you can just double-click on thetarget name.If you are making frequent use of an ant build script in your project, youmay want to add a shortcut—an icon that you can put on the icon panel—that