Error with ANT bin directory

Hello,

I'm trying to install ANT, have downloaded src zip file 1.8.2.

I'm facing problem with the below instructions :

To run Ant, you can use the %ANT_HOME% variable like so to test the installation:

> %ANT_HOME%\bin\ant -version
For more flexibility, you can add the Ant %ANT_HOME%\bin directory to your %PATH% environment variable using the system application, just as you added the %ANT_HOME% variable. This means you can call the ant command from any directory like so:

> ant -version
If these commands do not display the version number of Ant you installed, check the value of %ANT_HOME% and that the %ANT_HOME%\bin\ant file is accessible.

I'm not able to access the ANT file in BIN folder.

ANT_HOME = C:\apache-ant-1.8.2 & PATH contains %ANT_HOME%\bin;

Please advise.

You have to set the bin path also,the way one has to set for java.
In the path environment variable add ant bin path.
Hope it works for you.

Exactly where did you install Ant? Also, post the command you are trying and the results/errors that are coming back.

Hi Peter,
I installed ANT Source files from the Apache homepage.
After unzipping into C:\Apache-ant-1.8.2, I run >BUILD in the command prompt (WIN7 OS).
This creates BUILD folder under Apache-ant-1.8.2 i.e. Apache-ant-1.8.2\BUILD, but there is not BIN folder created.

I do get BUILD FAILED at the end of the messages after running BUILD command.

Download the binary instead of the source, install that, and use it instead.

BTW, do you have junit installed? Without it the build will not complete.

Hi Peter,

It has been working fine after I downloaded Binary installation.

Thanks for your advice.