Apache Ant is a tool used for automating software build processes. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Apache Ant on an OpenBSD system.
Before beginning the installation of Apache Ant on your OpenBSD system, make sure you have the following:
Apache Ant requires Java to run. OpenBSD does not come with Java pre-installed, so we need to install it first.
To install Java, run the following command:
$ doas pkg_add openjdk
After the installation is complete, verify that Java is installed by running the following command:
$ java -version
This should display the version of Java you just installed.
Visit the official Apache Ant website (https://ant.apache.org/) and download the latest version of Apache Ant. You can download it using the following command:
$ doas wget https://downloads.apache.org/ant/binaries/apache-ant-1.10.11-bin.zip
Replace the URL with the latest version if there is a newer version available.
Once the Apache Ant archive is downloaded, extract it using the following command:
$ doas unzip apache-ant-1.10.11-bin.zip
Replace the version number with the version you downloaded.
This will create a directory named apache-ant-1.10.11 containing the extracted files.
Next, we need to set the environment variables for Apache Ant.
Open the /etc/profile file using your preferred text editor:
$ doas vi /etc/profile
Add the following lines to the file:
export ANT_HOME=/usr/local/apache-ant-1.10.11
export PATH=$PATH:$ANT_HOME/bin
Save and close the file.
To verify that Apache Ant is installed correctly, open a new terminal window and run the following command:
$ ant -version
This should display the version of Apache Ant you installed.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Apache Ant on your OpenBSD system. You can now use Apache Ant to automate your software build processes.
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