This demonstrates how software developers can use java cowsay.
Run mvn compile to see the plugin output.
Take a look at the plugins section of the pom.xml to see how it's done.
Read the source code for examples.
Run the java main method once you have compiled it to see the java library output.
Take a look at the dependencies section of the pom.xml to see how it's done.
Run ant -Dcowjarpath="/path/to/cowsay.jar" build
or if you have built the cowsay project just pass the version you have built: ant -Dcowsay.version="1.1.0-SNAPSHOT" build
If you want to use the excluded/additional cows:
Run ant -Dcowjarpath="/path/to/cowjar-off.jar:/path/to/cowsay.jar" build
Take a look at build.xml to see how it's done.