Apache Ant Build command "Access Denied"

Question

Hey! I am trying to get ant installed and actually already did following this instructions however, I get this error:

Buildfile: build.xml does not exist!
Build failed

which it says there I might get so I just tried executing the next command it says I should(since I'm under Windows it's this one):

build -Ddist.dir=<C:\Ant> dist

anyway I get "access denied" when hitting enter and I can't figure out why. I also tried

build install

and

build install-lite

but I always get that message =/ any ideas why? or what am I doing wrong?

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Edit

Without the < > I get a:

'build' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

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Edit2 Well, my ANT_HOME is in C:\Ant and I'm trying to run the command while placing myself on that folder, isn't that correct?

Answer 1

Not sure if this helps but the first question that comes to mind is "do you have appropriate permissions on the file"?

Answer 2

You are taking the < and > symbols too literally. Take them off.

Kind of like C:\Users\<Your ID> the symbols are placeholders.

Are you in the right directory? Do you have something else called build in your path that may be superceeding the build you are trying to call. Can you create a file in that directory?

PROMPT> copy con foo.txt
asdf
asdf
sdf
CONTROL-D

Answer 3

Ant is already installed correctly if you're getting this:

Buildfile: build.xml does not exist!
Build failed

The "build" commands you tried next are only for building Ant from source. You don't need to do this, since Ant is already installed.

In general, the "'XXXX' is not recognized..." means XXXX is not a command/executable, or that it's not on your PATH.