Besides the build.xml NetBeans needs an m project folder with some additional files, to be detected as an Ant project. As Neil said, those stuff can be created with the Free Form Ant project wizard.
NetBeans recognize Maven and Gradle project out of the box without any additional configuration. On Wed, Aug 10, 2022, 08:03 Neil C Smith <neilcsm...@apache.org> wrote: > > > On Wed, 10 Aug 2022, 15:37 Blake McBride, <blake1...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> So, theoretically, if NetBeans sees my build.xml, it should be able to >> integrate, but it doesn't detect the build.xml as an Ant project. I can't >> open the project. >> > > I think you want to use the new free form Ant project and point it at your > existing sources and build (been a long time since I've done this). > > Best wishes, > > Neil > >
