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NAnt
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<p>NAnt is a <a href="/facts/Free_and_open_source_software/1cHtjLCB">free and open source software</a> tool for automating <a href="/facts/Software_build/uTz1koQy">software build</a> processes. It is similar to <a href="/facts/Apache_Ant/CT6ABXEx">Apache Ant</a>, but targeted at the <a href="/facts/.NET_Framework/J6QDAUhP">.NET</a> environment rather than <a href="/facts/Java_/9ScgFyAL">Java</a>. The name NAnt comes from the fact that the tool is <i>Not</i> Ant. </p><p>NAnt requires one of the .NET frameworks (1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 3.5 or 4.0) or the third party <a href="/facts/Mono_(software)/PlyeJxRS">Mono</a> platform. </p>