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Description:
Agile dependency manager

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | @ApacheAnt | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: java dependency-management ant build-tools apache

Install: brew install ivy

About:
Apache Ivy is a subproject of the Apache Ant project, focusing on dependency management. It is a tool for managing (downloading, linking, and unpacking) project dependencies. Ivy is highly flexible and can be used to manage dependencies for projects of any size.

Key Features:

Flexible dependency resolution and transitive dependency management
Integration with Apache Ant and other build tools
Support for multiple repository formats including Maven and Ivy
Pattern-based dependency matching and configuration

Use Cases:

Managing dependencies for legacy Apache Ant builds
Resolving and retrieving libraries for Java-based projects
Integrating dependency management into custom build workflows

Alternatives:

Maven – Maven provides a more opinionated, convention-over-configuration build lifecycle, whereas Ivy is a standalone dependency manager offering greater flexibility for integration into different build systems.
Gradle – Gradle uses a Groovy/Kotlin DSL for build configuration and has built-in dependency management, while Ivy is often used specifically for dependency resolution within Ant-based environments.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Dec 31, 2024 5:02pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	af5079f6