Return-Path: Mailing-List: contact tomcat-dev-help@jakarta.apache.org; run by ezmlm Delivered-To: mailing list tomcat-dev@jakarta.apache.org Received: (qmail 67801 invoked from network); 1 Feb 2001 17:26:17 -0000 Received: from msp-65-25-234-159.mn.rr.com (HELO localhost.localdomain) (65.25.234.159) by h31.sny.collab.net with SMTP; 1 Feb 2001 17:26:17 -0000 Received: from betaversion.org (dnai-216-15-97-206.cust.dnai.com [216.15.97.206]) by localhost.localdomain (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id LAA12073 for ; Thu, 1 Feb 2001 11:34:03 -0600 Received: from nagoya-a.betaversion.org ([204.160.241.225]) by betaversion.org (8.9.3+Sun/8.9.3) with ESMTP id BAA24731; Thu, 1 Feb 2001 01:48:02 -0800 (PST) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by nagoya-a.betaversion.org (8.9.3+Sun/8.9.3) id BAA08607; Thu, 1 Feb 2001 01:44:26 -0800 (PST) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 01:44:26 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <200102010944.BAA08607@nagoya-a.betaversion.org> From: bugzilla@apache.org To: ant-dev@jakarta.apache.org, anonymous-bug@cortexity.com Cc: bugzilla@apache.org Subject: [Bug 277] New - Ant binary distribution doesn't function when installed according to docs BugRat Report#520 X-Spam-Rating: h31.sny.collab.net 1.6.2 0/1000/N http://nagoya.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=277 *** shadow/277 Thu Feb 1 01:44:26 2001 --- shadow/277.tmp.8604 Thu Feb 1 01:44:26 2001 *************** *** 0 **** --- 1,39 ---- + +============================================================================+ + | Ant binary distribution doesn't function when installed according to docs | + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + | Bug #: 277 Product: Ant | + | Status: UNCONFIRMED Version: 1.2 | + | Resolution: Platform: All | + | Severity: Normal OS/Version: All | + | Priority: High Component: Main | + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + | Assigned To: ant-dev@jakarta.apache.org | + | Reported By: anonymous-bug@cortexity.com | + | CC list: Cc: | + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + | URL: | + +============================================================================+ + | DESCRIPTION | + I'm running windows 2000 Professional on an intel P3. + + I downloaded and installed ant 1.2 binary distribution exactly according to the documantation except that I added c:\ant\bin\ to my path instead of %ANT_HOME\bin\ + + when I run ant (c:\>ant) I get a java usage message. + C:\> ant + Usage: java [-options] class [args...] + (to execute a class) + or java -jar [-options] jarfile [args...] + (to execute a jar file) + + where options include: + -cp -classpath + set search path for application classes and resources + -D= + set a system property + -verbose[:class|gc|jni] + enable verbose output + -version print product version + -? -help print this help message + -X print help on non-standard options + + What gives?