diff --git a/runtime/compiler/ant.vim b/runtime/compiler/ant.vim
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+" Vim Compiler File
+" Compiler:	ant
+" Maintainer:	Johannes Zellner <johannes@zellner.org>
+" Last Change:	Tue, 27 Apr 2004 15:01:45 CEST
+
+if exists("current_compiler")
+    finish
+endif
+let current_compiler = "ant"
+
+if exists(":CompilerSet") != 2		" older Vim always used :setlocal
+  command -nargs=* CompilerSet setlocal <args>
+endif
+
+let s:cpo_save = &cpo
+set cpo&vim
+
+CompilerSet makeprg=ant
+
+" first  line:
+"     ant with jikes +E, which assumes  the following
+"     two property lines in your 'build.xml':
+"
+"	  <property name = "build.compiler"	  value = "jikes"/>
+"	  <property name = "build.compiler.emacs" value = "true"/>
+"
+" second line:
+"     ant with javac
+"
+" note that this will work also for tasks like [wtkbuild]
+"
+setlocal errorformat=\ %#[%.%#]\ %#%f:%l:%v:%*\\d:%*\\d:\ %t%[%^:]%#:%m,
+    \%A\ %#[%.%#]\ %f:%l:\ %m,%-Z\ %#[%.%#]\ %p^,%C\ %#[%.%#]\ %#%m
+
+" ,%-C%.%#
+
+let &cpo = s:cpo_save
+unlet s:cpo_save