Well, aren't you saying you *really* want it to work ;-) Another solution that might be better is to start Ant yourself using something simple like:
java -Dant.home=C:\pro\ant1.5.1 -jar C:\pro\ant1.5.1\lib\ant.jar ... This will work great until you start using tasks that have external dependencies, like <junit>. Then, what you could do, is put the dependent JARs in C:\pro\ant1.5.1\lib, and edit ant.jar's Manifest to adjust the Class-Path entry. DOS *is* really a crappy shell, even in its WinNT/2K/XP variants. --DD -----Original Message----- From: Chappell, Simon P [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 4:49 PM To: Ant Users List Subject: RE: NoClassDefFound trying to run ant I haven't tried that. Seems a little "over the top" to install another programming language so that I can run my Java build system! ;-) Would it make sense to write a 98/ME specific ant.bat? I'm way rusty on my DOS scripting, but it might be a useful thing for the project to have and I REALLY want to get ant working on this box. Simon >-----Original Message----- >From: Dominique Devienne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 4:45 PM >To: 'Ant Users List' >Subject: RE: NoClassDefFound trying to run ant > > >Have you tried installing Perl or Python and use ant.pl or >ant.py instead of >the very flaky on Win95/98/ME ant.bat??? --DD > >-----Original Message----- >From: Chappell, Simon P [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 4:39 PM >To: Ant Users List; Jim Cobban >Subject: RE: NoClassDefFound trying to run ant > >I'm having the same issue on Windows ME (see the post about four emails >before yours) and I tried the same thing and had the same >result. It seems >to me that 98 and ME have quite the amount in common. This is >a huge issue >for me as I build everything in ant these days. I'm even converting my >website over to XML/XSL/XSLT and ant! > >Simon > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Jim Cobban [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 4:40 PM >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: NoClassDefFound trying to run ant >> >> >>While I wait for a solution to the problem in ant.bat I have >>replaced the 'if exist' statement with an unconditional goto. >> >>Now I get: >> >>D:\MyPrograms\JavaProgs\CensusServlet\ReadXls>ant >>Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: >>org/apache/tools/ant/Main >> >>So I assume that the classpath is wrong. However there is >>nothing in the installation instructions about setting the classpath. >> >>Personally I think there is a problem with the installation >>instructions. >> >>Jim Cobban [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>34 Palomino Dr. >>Kanata, ON, CANADA >>K2M 1M1 >>+1-613-592-9438 >> > >-- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
