apache-ant-1.10.14
Introduction to Apache Ant
The Apache Ant package is a
Java-based build tool. In theory, it is
like the make command, but without
make's wrinkles. Ant is
different. Instead of a model that is extended with shell-based commands,
Ant is extended using
Java classes. Instead of writing shell
commands, the configuration files are XML-based, calling out a target
tree that executes various tasks. Each task is run by an object that
implements a particular task interface.
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Package Information
Apache Ant Dependencies
Required
A JDK (Java Binary or OpenJDK-21.0.1) and
GLib-2.78.1
Note
An Internet connection is needed for building this
package.
Installation of Apache Ant
Build a limited bootstrap version of Apache
Ant using the following command:
./bootstrap.sh
Download the runtime dependencies using the
fetch.xml ant build script:
bootstrap/bin/ant -f fetch.xml -Ddest=optional
Build Apache Ant by running the following
command:
./build.sh -Ddist.dir=$PWD/ant-1.10.14 dist
Install, as the root user:
cp -rv ant-1.10.14 /opt/ &&
chown -R root:root /opt/ant-1.10.14 &&
ln -sfv ant-1.10.14 /opt/ant
Command Explanations
bootstrap/bin/ant -f fetch.xml -Ddest=optional:
Downloads the missing dependencies to the user's home directory, and
copies them into the source tree (in the lib/optional
directory, where ant picks them up at build time).
./build.sh -Ddist.dir=$PWD/ant-1.10.14
dist: This command builds, tests, then installs the package
into a temporary directory.
Configuring Apache Ant
Config Files
/etc/ant/ant.conf,
~/.ant/ant.conf, and
~/.antrc
Configuration Information
Some packages will require ant to be in the
search path and the ANT_HOME environment variable
defined. Satisfy these requirements by issuing, as the root user:
cat > /etc/profile.d/ant.sh << EOF
# Begin /etc/profile.d/ant.sh
pathappend /opt/ant/bin
export ANT_HOME=/opt/ant
# End /etc/profile.d/ant.sh
EOF
The above instructions assume you have configured your system as
described in The Bash Shell Startup Files.
Contents
Installed Programs:
ant, antRun, antRun.pl, complete-ant-cmd.pl, runant.pl, and runant.py
Installed Libraries:
Numerous ant*.jar and dependent libraries in
$ANT_HOME/lib
Installed Directories: /opt/ant-1.10.14
Short Descriptions
ant |
is a Java based build tool used by
many packages instead of the conventional make
program
|
antRun |
is a support script used to start ant
build scripts in a given directory
|
antRun.pl |
is a Perl script that provides similar
functionality offered by the antRun script
|
complete-ant-cmd.pl |
is a Perl script that allows
Bash to complete an
ant command-line
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runant.pl |
is a Perl wrapper script used to
invoke ant
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runant.py |
is a Python wrapper script used to
invoke ant
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ant*.jar
|
files are the Apache Ant
Java class libraries
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