Basic Ant and packaging question

[MM_13610538]

I am using Windchill PDMLink Release 12.1 and Datecode with CPS 12.1.2.7

I was curious how to compile just our custom Java code. I can't seem to find the right ant command.

Should the Java files be put in /codebase/src/... and then I issue an ant command?

If I compile our custom code to a Jar instead of several .class files, does this result in better performance? Where should the .jar file go?

[Jimwang · Accepted solution]

You can refer to the below articles:

https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS361074

https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS370513

[avillanueva]

What OS are you on? For a long time, I let me IDE do the compilation against Windchill Jars outside of Windchill but since then I moved toward build scripts at the target host. Are you doing lots of development work or is this a one off? If anything simple, what @Jimwang is best course.  If you are using GIT and need to develop a automated build process, there are some other threads here that can help.

[MM_13610538]

If you could point me to automated build processes, that would be helpful.

[avillanueva]

https://community.ptc.com/t5/Windchill/Windchill-Version-Control/m-p/912985

https://community.ptc.com/t5/Windchill-Customization/Yet-another-post-on-Windchill-GIT-and-customization-management/m-p/994332

https://community.ptc.com/t5/Windchill-Customization/Dealing-with-server-specific-files-and-GIT/m-p/918008

https://community.ptc.com/t5/Windchill-Customization/What-is-your-GIT-strategy/m-p/543264

https://community.ptc.com/t5/Windchill-Customization/So-how-are-you-managing-your-Windchill-code/m-p/796681

https://community.ptc.com/t5/Windchill-Customization/Development-code-repository-options-for-Windchill-customizations/m-p/735044

https://community.ptc.com/t5/Windchill-Customization/wtSafeArea-siteMod-best-practices/m-p/729723