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The following page has been changed by JanMatèrne: http://wiki.apache.org/ant/AntOnWindows The comment on the change is: 1: WinAnt is not recommended as it is not from ASF 2: minor wiki style changes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ == WinAnt == For a quick and easy installation, use the [http://code.google.com/p/winant/ Windows installer for Apache Ant]. This installation of Ant will automatically install Ant into the C:\Program Files\WinAnt path by default. It also sets up your ANT_HOME and PATH variables to point at the new installation. - == Manual Install == + == Manual Install == - For most users, the WinAnt install is recommended. However, it is possible to manually install ANT if you wish. To manually install ANT: + * Download a .zip binary distribution from the [http://ant.apache.org/bindownload.cgi ANT Binary Page]. + * Save the .zip file to a temporary location on your hard-disk (such as the desktop) + * Expand the contents the folder inside of the .zip file into a directory on your hard drive (i.e. C:\dev\ant) + * Go to your "System" Control Panel. In Vista, click the "Change Settings" button under the "Computer name, domain, and workgroup" heading. + * On the "Advanced" tab, click the button at the bottom labeled "Environment Variables" + * At the top of the screen, add a new User variable. The name should be ANT_HOME, and the value should be the path your zip file was extracted to. (i.e. ANT_HOME = C:\dev\ant) + * Add your java JDK Path to the user variables as well. The name should be JAVA_HOME and the value should be the path to the JDK software on your hard-drive. (i.e. JAVA_HOME = C:\Program Files\java\jdk1.6.0_02) + * If there is already a PATH variable, edit it and add to it. Otherwise, create one more variable named PATH, and add to it ;%ANT_HOME%\bin - # Download a .zip binary distribution from the [http://ant.apache.org/bindownload.cgi ANT Binary Page]. - # Save the .zip file to a temporary location on your hard-disk (such as the desktop) - # Expand the contents the folder inside of the .zip file into a directory on your hard drive (i.e. C:\dev\ant) - # Go to your "System" Control Panel. In Vista, click the "Change Settings" button under the "Computer name, domain, and workgroup" heading. - # On the "Advanced" tab, click the button at the bottom labeled "Environment Variables" - # At the top of the screen, add a new User variable. The name should be ANT_HOME, and the value should be the path your zip file was extracted to. (i.e. ANT_HOME = C:\dev\ant) - # Add your java JDK Path to the user variables as well. The name should be JAVA_HOME and the value should be the path to the JDK software on your hard-drive. (i.e. JAVA_HOME = C:\Program Files\java\jdk1.6.0_02) - # If there is already a PATH variable, edit it and add to it. Otherwise, create one more variable named PATH, and add to it ;%ANT_HOME%\bin -
