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<code>install-lite</code> targets will overwrite |
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the current Ant version in <code>ANT_HOME</code>.</p> |
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<hr> |
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<h2><a name="running">Running Ant</a></h2> |
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<p>Running Ant is simple, when you installed it as described in the previous |
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section. Just type <code>ant</code>.</p> |
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<p>When nothing is specified, Ant looks for a <code>build.xml</code> |
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file in the current directory. If found, it uses that file as the |
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buildfile. If you use the <code>-find</code> option, |
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Ant will search for a buildfile in |
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the parent directory, and so on, until the root of the filesystem |
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has been reached. To make Ant use |
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another buildfile, use the command-line |
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option <code>-buildfile <i>file</i></code>, |
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where <i>file</i> is the buildfile you want to use.</p> |
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<p>You can also set properties that override properties specified in the |
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buildfile (see the <a href="CoreTasks/property.html">property</a> task). |
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This can be done with |
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the <nobr><code>-D<i>property</i>=<i>value</i></code></nobr> option, |
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where <i>property</i> is the name of the property, |
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and <i>value</i> is the value for that property. |
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This can also be used to pass in the value of some environment variables. |
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You can also access environment variables using the <a href="CoreTasks/property.html"> |
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property</a> task. |
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Just pass <nobr><code>-DMYVAR=%MYVAR%</code></nobr> (Windows) or |
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<nobr><code>-DMYVAR=$MYVAR</code></nobr> (Unix) |
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to Ant - you can then access |
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these variables inside your buildfile as <code>${MYVAR}</code>.</p> |
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<p>Two more options are: <nobr><code>-quiet</code></nobr>, |
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which instructs Ant to print less |
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information on the console when running, and |
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<nobr><code>-verbose</code></nobr>, which causes Ant to print |
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additional information to the console.</p> |
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<p>It is also possible to specify one or more targets that should be executed. |
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When omitted, the target that is specified in the |
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<code>default</code> attribute of the <code><project></code> tag is |
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used.</p> |
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<p>The <nobr><code>-projecthelp</code></nobr> |
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option gives a list of this project's |
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targets. First those with a description, then those without one.</p> |
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<p>Command-line option summary:</p> |
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<pre>ant [options] [target [target2 [target3] ...]] |
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Options: |
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-help print this message |
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-projecthelp print project help information |
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-version print the version information and exit |
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-quiet be extra quiet |
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-verbose be extra verbose |
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-debug print debugging information |
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-emacs produce logging information without adornments |
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-logfile <i>file</i> use given file for log output |
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-logger <i>classname</i> the class that is to perform logging |
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-listener <i>classname</i> add an instance of class as a project listener |
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-buildfile <i>file</i> use specified buildfile |
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-find <i>file</i> search for buildfile towards the root of the filesystem and use the first one found |
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-D<i>property</i>=<i>value</i> set <i>property</i> to <i>value</i> |
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</pre> |
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<h3>Examples</h3> |
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<blockquote> |
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<pre>ant</pre> |
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</blockquote> |
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<p>runs Ant using the <code>build.xml</code> file in the current directory, on |
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the default target.</p> |
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<blockquote> |
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<pre>ant -buildfile test.xml</pre> |
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</blockquote> |
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<p>runs Ant using the <code>test.xml</code> file in the current directory, on |
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the default target.</p> |
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<blockquote> |
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<pre>ant -buildfile test.xml dist</pre> |
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</blockquote> |
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<p>runs Ant using the <code>test.xml</code> file in the current directory, on a |
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target called <code>dist</code>.</p> |
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<blockquote> |
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<pre>ant -buildfile test.xml -Dbuild=build/classes dist</pre> |
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</blockquote> |
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<p>runs Ant using the <code>test.xml</code> file in the current directory, on a |
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target called <code>dist</code>, setting the <code>build</code> property to the |
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value <code>build/classes</code>.</p> |
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<h3>Running Ant by Hand</h3> |
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<p>If you have installed Ant in the do-it-yourself way, Ant can be started |
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with:</p> |
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<blockquote> |
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<pre>java -Dant.home=c:\ant org.apache.tools.ant.Main [options] [target]</pre> |
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</blockquote> |
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<p>These instructions actually do exactly the same as the <code>ant</code> |
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command. The options and target are the same as when running Ant with the <code>ant</code> |
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command. This example assumes you have set your classpath to include:</p> |
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<ul> |
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<li><code>ant.jar</code></li> |
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<li>jars/classes for your XML parser</li> |
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<li>the JDK's required jar/zip files</li> |
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</ul> |
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<hr> |
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<h2><a name="librarydependencies">Library Dependencies</a></h2> |
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<p>The following libraries are needed in your CLASSPATH or in the |
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Stefan Bodewig