Convert NetBeans 6.9 GWT web project to Ivy

My experience converting a NetBeans 6.9 GWT web project to Ivy.

• Install IvyBeans via NetBeans plugin manager
• Enabled Ivy in project properties
• Had to edit the part of ivy-impl.xml that changes javac.classpath to put the ivy classpath first, as the GWT compile only seems to work with the GWT jars first in the classpath
• Overwrite ant target that builds war as described here http://groups.google.com/group/usr-ivybeans/browse_thread/thread/f7716e6a189dbd83. WARNING: You have to be careful, though, as there are several war building ant tasks depending on whether you're using a custom manifest (whatever that means).

I'll describe how I replaced jar refs with Ivy dependencies in a subsequent post.