Thanks for the replies guys. My project for this is unfortunately been and gone by now but I'll take a look out of interested when I can and maybe send on to the team that is supporting. The Links from Rusi look positive. Is there any howto documentation available with simple examples?
Regards Bob > Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2012 02:36:22 +0200 > From: pop...@mdatools.net > To: user@ant.apache.org > Subject: Re: AW: Is there a JavaDoc style tool for generating docs for custom > ANT tasks > > Dear colleagues, > > I would suggest trying also ModelAnt > (http://mdatools.net/blog/projects/model-ant/) v. 2.17 - it contains > ant.doc task (actually macro) and generates documentation of the ANT > tasks, types, macros, targets in a similar way that JavaDoc does. Yes, I > admit that the documentation does not look like the one Ant comes with, > but it seems simpler in understanding. In addition, if documenting a > task or type that have also Java sources or javadoc documentation, this > tool includes in the Ant documentation also the documentation of the > java sources and binds the Ant Doc page with the corresponding javadoc > page (if one exists). > > The documentation of ModelAnt itself is generated by its task ant.doc. > Please take a look at it at: > http://mdatools.net/product/modelant.2.17/docs/antdoc/ > There review http://mdatools.net/product/modelant.2.17/docs/antdoc/ > > With best regards > Rusi Popov > > > On 23.11.2012 ?. 09:13 ?., Matèrne, Jan (RZF, SG 481) wrote: > > AFAIK there was some work in > > http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/sandbox/historical/xdocs/ > > > > But I dont know any "official" tool. > > > > > > Jan > > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > > Von: Bob Tarling [mailto:bobtarl...@hotmail.com] > > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 26. September 2012 20:45 > > An: user@ant.apache.org > > Betreff: Is there a JavaDoc style tool for generating docs for custom ANT > > tasks > > > > > > I am working with a team create a library of custom ant tasks. > > I'd like to be able to generate documentation that looks similar to ants > > own documentation of the standard ant tasks. I wonder if this can be > > auto-generated in any way in the same way that JavaDoc creates > > documentation of Java methods. > > Does anyone know of such a tool? > > Regards > > Bob > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: user-unsubscr...@ant.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: user-h...@ant.apache.org > > > > > > able to generate documentation that looks similar to ants own documentation > of the standard ant tasks. I wonder if this can be auto-generated in any way > in the same way that JavaDoc creates documentation of Java methods. > Does anyone know of such a tool? > Regards > Bob > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: user-unsubscr...@ant.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: user-h...@ant.apache.org > > > </pre> > </blockquote> > <br> > </body> > </html>