- Apache ANT Tutorial
- ANT - Home
- ANT - Introduction
- ANT - Environment Setup
- ANT - Build Files
- ANT - Property Task
- ANT - Property Files
- ANT - Data Types
- ANT - Building Projects
- ANT - Build Documentation
- ANT - Creating JAR files
- ANT - Create WAR Files
- ANT - Packaging Applications
- ANT - Deploying Applications
- ANT - Executing Java code
- ANT - Eclipse Integration
- ANT - JUnit Integration
- ANT - Extending Ant
- Apache ANT Useful Examples
- ANT - Using Token
- ANT - Using Command Line Arguments
- ANT - Using If Else arguments
- ANT - Custom Components
- ANT - Listeners and Loggers
- Apache ANT Resources
- ANT - Quick Guide
- ANT - Useful Resources
- ANT - Discussion
- Selected Reading
- UPSC IAS Exams Notes
- Developer's Best Practices
- Questions and Answers
- Effective Resume Writing
- HR Interview Questions
- Computer Glossary
- Who is Who
Ant - Environment Setup
Apache Ant is distributed under the Apache Software License which is a fully-fledged open source license certified by the open source initiative.
The latest Apache Ant version, including its full-source code, class files, and documentation can be found at https://ant.apache.org.
Installing Apache Ant
It is assumed that you have already downloaded and installed Java Development Kit (JDK) on your computer. If not, please follow the instructions available at file:///C:/java/java_environment_setup.htm
Ensure that the JAVA_HOME environment variable is set to the folder, where your JDK is installed.
Download the binaries from https://ant.apache.org
Unzip the zip file to a convenient location c:\folder by using Winzip, winRAR, 7-zip or similar tools.
Create a new environment variable called ANT_HOME that points to the Ant installation folder. In this case, it is c:\apache-ant-1.10.12-bin folder.
Append the path to the Apache Ant batch file to the PATH environment variable. In our case, this would be the c:\apache-ant-1.10.12-bin\bin folder.
Verifying the Installation
To verify the successful installation of Apache Ant on your computer, type ant on your command prompt.
You should see an output as given below −
C:\>ant -version Apache Ant(TM) version 1.10.12 compiled on October 13 2021
If you do not see the above output, then please verify that you have followed the installation steps properly.
Installing Eclipse
This tutorial also covers integration of Ant with Eclipse integrated development environment (IDE). Hence, if you have not installed Eclipse, please download and install Eclipse.
Steps to install Eclipse
Download the latest Eclipse binaries from www.eclipse.org
Unzip the Eclipse binaries to a convenient location, say c:\folder.
Run Eclipse from c:\eclipse\eclipse.exe.