ant

Java based build tool like make

Command lineDevelopment Build tools and compilers

Not tested on a device yet. What that means

ant in Breadstick

Breadstick runs Debian's own ant package for ARM64, the build a Debian 13 computer with an ARM processor installs, so ant should behave as it does on a Linux PC. It is a command line program rather than an app with a window of its own: you run it by typing its command in Breadstick's Terminal, or in any terminal window on the Linux desktop, and it needs no Desktop or Floating session running.

Commands in the package

ant

Type it in Breadstick's Terminal to start the program.

Compilers and build tools make ARM64 Linux programs on the device itself, with Debian's own toolchain. A big build uses the device's processor and memory, so it takes longer than on a desktop PC, and each parallel job is another process, which counts against the limit Android puts on apps. More in the docs: Troubleshooting: the desktop closes on its own.

About ant

From Debian's package description

Apache Ant is a Java library and command-line tool whose mission is to drive processes described in build files as targets and extension points dependent upon each other. The main known usage of Ant is the build of Java applications. Ant supplies a number of built-in tasks allowing to compile, assemble, test and run Java applications. Ant can also be used effectively to build non Java applications, for instance C or C++ applications. More generally, Ant can be used to pilot any type of process which can be described in terms of targets and tasks.
This package contains the scripts and the core tasks libraries.

From Debian's description of the ant package, under that package's license.

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Sources and licenses

Name: the Debian package name.
Summary: Debian's short description of the ant package, under that package's license.
Description: Debian's description of the ant package, under that package's license.
Versions and sizes: Debian's archive for ARM64, as on packages.debian.org.
Popularity: Debian Popularity Contest counts.