Build Struts 1.X project using Ant and Eclipse

I have a war (built using Struts 1.x drums) that was deployed to the server but has no corresponding source, so I basically extracted the .class files from the jar and decompiled them and tried to build the source (project) and commit to the repository.

So, I want to create a Struts 1.x project using the Ant tool , import it into the Eclipse IDE , and then create a war.

I tried the following:

1. Created a dynamic web project and added drums struts

New -> Other -> Web - >Dynamic Web Project
Updated web.xml & created struts-config.xml under WEB-INF
Then struts jars were added to build path

      

        
        
        
      

    

2. Created an Ant build file for an existing project

Select File > Export from main menu<br/> 

In the Export dialog, select General > Ant Buildfilesas follows:

Click Next. In the Generate Ant Buildfilesscreen:
Check the project in list.
Uncheck the option "Create target to compile project using Eclipse compiler" because we want to create a build file which is independent of Eclipse.
Leave the Name for Ant buildfile as default: build.xml
Click Finish, Eclipse will generate the build.xmlfile 

      

        
        
        
      

    

3. Run Ant build to build the war.

Is this the correct way to build a war with the Ant tool? Or is there another way?