How to use Ant on Mac OS X
How to use Ant on Windows



How to use Ant on Mac OS X?


1 - Install the Java Virtual Machine


2 - Install Ant

  • Ant should be installed by default on Mac OS

3 - Run your ant application

  • Open a terminal
  • cd <my_application_rep>
  • ant usage




How to use Ant on Windows?


1 - Install the Java Virtual Machine


Note: How can I tell if my computer is running a 32-bit (x86) or a 64-bit (x64) version of Windows?


  • The only Development Tools package is necessary to install.
  • Take note of the directory where jdk is installed, or choose your own. This location is necessary to know for the next steps.


2 - Install Ant


Note: The java Directory should be set to the same location as in Step 1 (typically C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.x_xx)


3 - Run your ant application


  • Start > Run > cmd to open a terminal


  • Make sure that all variables are correclty set
    • The command set will list all set variables
  • check that ANT_HOME is in the list and set to the correct location (it should be the WinAnt main directory, as in Step 2)
    • If ANT_HOME is not set, type: set ANT_HOME=C:\Program Files\WinAnt
  • check that PATH has been updated (WinAnt\bin should appear)
    • Try the command: ant
    • If you get "ant is not recognized as a command" error message, then, type: set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Program Files\WinAnt\bin (WinAnt bin directory)
  • check that JAVA_HOME points to the correct location (it should be as in Step 1, typically C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.x_xx)
    • if not, type set JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.x_xx (with the proper location, as in Step 1)
  • Run the application
    • cd <my_application_rep> (there must be a build.xml file in this directory)
    • ant usage