What are some good java make utilities?

Question

I\'m looking for a make utility for building large java programs. I\'m aware of ANT already, but want to see what else is available.

Ideally, it should be able to handle

Answer 1

1) ant + ivy is pretty good if you have existing investment in ant. You don't have to move from ant to maven just for the dependency goodies.

2) gant and ant : how do they compare : http://java.dzone.com/articles/ant-or-gant-part-1

3) http://www.gradle.org/ -- uses groovy!

BR,
~A