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diff --git a/development/apache-ant/README b/development/apache-ant/README index 5203b0d6bd..3236ae09c9 100644 --- a/development/apache-ant/README +++ b/development/apache-ant/README @@ -1,12 +1,23 @@ Apache Ant is a Java-based build tool - like make, but without make's wrinkles. :-) -Ant is extended using Java classes. The configuration files are XML-based, -calling out a target tree where tasks get executed. Each task is run by an -object that implements a Task interface. +Ant is extended using Java classes. The configuration files are +XML-based, calling out a target tree where tasks get executed. Each +task is run by an object that implements a Task interface. -This package is using upstream's recommendation of ANT_HOME=/usr/share/ant +This package is using upstream's recommendation of +ANT_HOME=/usr/share/ant -apache-ant uses `javac` and friends to compile java projects. Using the stock -'gcc-java' package, by exporting JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib{64}/jvm envirnoment -variable. Or from slackbuilds.org, one of jdk, openjdk* works just fine. +apache-ant uses `javac` and friends to compile java projects. If you +use the stock 'gcc-java' package, then you will need to export the +JAVA_HOME environment variable, and make it point to the Java5 run-time +provided by the GNU Compiler Collection, e.g.: + + export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm (for Slackware, 32-bit) + +or: + + export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib64/jvm (for Slackware64) + +If you need a more recent Java run-time, then any of the jdk or openjdk +packages from slackbuilds.org will work just fine. |