Each of the sample projects has an Ant build file (build.xml) that can be used to compile the sample code and create a deployable J2EE WAR. Simply run ant in the sample project's directory and it will create a WAR file with the latest code and artifacts.

A skeleton Equinox environment is provided as part of the samples distribution. Each OSGi sample's build.xml creates a target OSGi deployment using this skeleton environment, and deploys the sample Bundles into it. Running ant will create the deployment. Running ant run will start the OSGi environment and activate the plugins. Running ant run_client will exercise the sample plugins by launching a client application.