Java Reference
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Figure B.1: Installing Java on Windows
Once you have Java installed you will next need to install Apache Ant.
Installing Apache Ant
Apache Ant is a software application used to build Java projects. This topics examples
include an ant build script (
build.xml
). To compile the examples in this topic, using this
build script, you will need to install Apache Ant. The latest version of Apache Ant can always
be found at the following URL:
http://ant.apache.org/
When you download Apache Ant, choose the save option, and you will obtain a ZIP file
which is placed in the directory you chose to save it to. Using Windows, double click the ZIP
file to examine the contents. You can then copy the folder, contained in the ZIP file, to your
hard drive. The C: drive was chosen in the following example. Figure B.2 shows Apache Ant
about to be copied to the C: drive.
