ANT Installation in Windows

ANT Installation in Windows

Before you can install ANT, please make sure that you have installed the JDK 1.5 and above.

Download the ANT application file in ZIP from http://ant.apache.org/bindownload.cgi




Extract the file into the C:\apache-ant-1.7.0


Configuration of the ANT path
Go to My Computer-> Right Click -> Properties


Click on the Advanced Tab and continue to the Environment Variables


To set the ANT and JAVA path, click on NEW button under SYSTEM VARIABLE.

Type Variable Name: ANT
Variable Value: C:\apache-ant-1.7.0


Click OK

Click on New Button once more time to create the JAVA PATH
Variable Name: JAVA_HOME
Variable Value: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_13


Click OK



Find variable PATH in the below portion of the System Variable and click EDIT.
Add in the %ANT_HOME%\bin; under the variable value.



Click OK and you're finished.

Testing the ANT

Click on Start-> Run -> cmd -> ant -version

If the ANT is successfully configured, it will return :
Apache Ant version 1.7.1 compiled on June 27 2008

Liverpool brace for £23M Juventus bid for Mascherano

Juventus are ready to make a huge bid for Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano.

The Sun says Juve are planning a fresh bid for Argentine midfielder Mascherano, 24, who they tried to sign from West Ham before he moved to Anfield in January 2007.

The Turin giants are ready to offer £23million as they seek to grab the Serie A title away from Inter Milan .

And club officials plan to open talks with their Anfield opposite numbers in the coming weeks.

Mascherano, who possesses an Italian passport, is tempted to move away from Merseyside even though he is under contract until 2012.

He is believed to be unhappy at the break-up of his partnership with Xabi Alonso, who joined Real Madrid in the summer.

And he was dismayed at criticism for his performance in the 2-0 defeat at Chelsea .

David Beckham Loan Deal To AC Milan Nearing Completion

A second Milan move looks close for the former Real Madrid star.

The Los Angeles Galaxy are hoping to have finalized the loan deal returning David Beckham to AC Milan within the next two weeks.

The England star was instrumental in helping Galaxy qualify for the Major League Soccer Play-Offs for the first time in four years this season, and Chief Executive of Anschutz Entertainment Group (Galaxy's owners) Tim Leiweke wants the deal tied up in order to restore all attention towards the November 22nd final.

"We want to get it done, for him and for us, and I don't want any confusion" said Leiweke.

"We're going to clear that up in the next two weeks because we want the team to be focused"

34-year-old Beckham is keen to play as much club football as possible ahead of 2010's World Cup in South Africa, and Leiweke is understanding of this.

"We have a deep appreciation of what he is doing over here with his national team. I wanted him to know that we will support him so we are going to lend him out"

He added "We know he has to be playing in Europe leading up to the World Cup. That has been made clear to us and we are going to support that."

Jonny Esthero

Guti: I Would Welcome Roberto Carlos Back To Madrid

Guti spoke about his former team-mate and the possibility of playing in England.

Real Madrid midfielder Guti has declared that he would love to see veteran Brazilian full-back Roberto Carlos return to the Bernabeu. Carlos stated earlier this week that he would play for Madrid for free after leaving Fenerbahce at the end of the season and now his former Blancos team-mate has said he is in favor of the idea. "Roberto is a great left sided player. I'd welcome him with open arms. We would be delighted if he comes, but it's up to the club," Guti told AS.

On his own role at the club, Guti admits he is surprised to be playing as much as he has so far this season. He said it is getting harder to make the first eleven and added that he may still play for another club, even though the soon to be 33-year-old has two years remaining on his current deal. "Every year is more difficult because some great players come in, but as long as I feel I am useful in Madrid I will stay. "I've said on some occasions I would like to play in England someday, we'll see. There are also exotic leagues, besides playing, you can learn about other cultures. There are clubs which I could not play for and Atletico [Madrid] and Barcelona are two of them."

(Paul Madden)