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2. Apache Ant project home page opens. In the home page, click the link to the latest stable Apache Ant version.

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3. Current version of the download page opens with links to the archive installation packs. Choose the necessary archive type and follow the link.

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Info

The binary edition of Ant is shipped with 3 different compression formats:

.zip - Recommended compression format for Windows. Can also be used on other platforms. Supported by many programs and some operating systems natively.
.tar.gz - Uses the tar program to gather files together, and GZIP to compress and uncompress.
.tar.bz2 - Uses the tar program to gather files together, and BZIP2 to compress and uncompress.

Choose the format that is best supported for your platform.

4. A dialog box opens with a request for download confirmation. Click "OK."

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5. The download starts.

Step 3. Extract the Archive

After the download is complete, extract installation files to the user-defined folder. For example, c:\wso2\apache-ant-1.8.2.

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Step 4. Set up Environment Variables for Apache Ant

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1. Right-click the "My Computer" icon on desktop and select "Properties".

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2. In the "System Properties" window, go to the "Advanced" tab and click "Environment Variables."

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3. The "Environment variables" window opens. Click the "New" button under "System variables."

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4. The "New system variable" input box opens. Type "variable name": ANT_HOME, and "variable value": <Ant installation directory>.

For example, c:\wso2\apache-ant-1.8.2. Click "OK."

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5. ANT_HOME variable is added to system variables.

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1. In the "System variables" list select PATH variable, and click "Edit."

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2. The "Edit system variable" input box opens.

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For example, c:\wso2\apache-ant-1.8.2\bin.

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3. The "bin" directory is added to the PATH variable.

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Note

title	Notice

Variable set up will be effective for the CMD opened after this operation. In case a CMD was run before the variable was set up, this change will not be effective for it. To ensure the variable set up is effective, and variable value is reset, close and reopen the CMD you will run the product from, or close and reopen the browser you run the CMD from.

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Note

title	Windows Note

The ant.bat

script

makes

use

of

three

environment

variables

ANT_HOME,

CLASSPATH

and

JAVA_HOME.

Ensure

that

ANT_HOME

and

JAVA_HOME

variables

are

set,

and

that

they

do

not

have

quotes

(either

'

or

")

and

they

do

not

end

with

\

or

with

/.

CLASSPATH

should

be

unset

or

empty.

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Setting JAVA_HOME

Refer to Installing on Windows for instructions on setting the JAVA_HOME.

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Step 3. Extract the Archive

Step 4. Set up Environment Variables for Apache Ant

Setting JAVA_HOME