Compile NetBeans project from command line by using Ant

Question

I have a NetBeans project I would like to compile from the command line. There are many other questions on StackOverflow about how to do so, but they explain how to compile the

Answer 1

ant compile Compiles the project (.class files are placed in the build/classes folder)

ant jar Compiles the project (see above) and builds a JAR ( located in dist/ )

If that doesn't work for you, check ant's output for errors. (Is the JAVA_HOME Variable set properly?)