Apache Ant Quick-Start on Mac 10.10 Yosemite OS X Step-by-Step Easy Guide

October 21, 2014 | By Duchateaux.

Getting-Started with Apache Ant on Mac Yosemite 10.10 OS X

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install and Getting-Started with the Latest Apache Ant for macOS 10.10 Yosemite.

Ant is a build tool, a small program designed to help software teams develop big programs by automating all the drudge-work tasks of compiling code, running tests, and packaging the results for redistribution.

Ant is written in Java and is designed to be cross-platform, easy to use, extensible, and scalable.

Included in the Tutorial a Link to Getting Installed the Recommended Oracle Java JDK 7 for Mac Yosemite 10.10.

Quick-Start Apache Ant on Mac Yosemite 10.10 OS X - Featured

  1. Download Latest Apache Ant Binaries

    Latest Apache Ant tar.gz

  2. Double-Click on Ant Archive to Extract.

  3. Open a Command Line Terminal Window
    (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

    Apache Ant Quick Start on macOS 10.10 Yosemite - Open Terminal

    In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

  4. Relocate Apache Ant:

    sudo su
    mv /Users/dave/Downloads/apache-ant* /opt/
    exit

  5. Setting Up the User PATH:

    nano $HOME/.profile

    Append:

    /nexport PATH=$PATH:/opt/apache-ant-[X.Y.Z]/bin/nexport ANT_HOME=/opt/apache-ant-[X.Y.Z]/nexport JAVA_HOME=/[path/2/jdk7]

    The JAVA_HOME Should Point to the Oracle Java JDK 7 Installation.

    How to Install Recommended Oracle JDK 8+ on macOS

    Install Oracle JDK for Mac

    Then Load the New SetUp:

    source $HOME/.profile

  6. Testing Ant Installation:

    ant -version

  7. Apache Ant Building Java Quick Start

    Ant Quick Start Guide

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