To Set the ANT_HOME Variable on a Linux or Macintosh System

1. In your home folder, open the .bash_profile file in the root directory.

2. Add the following lines to the file, substituting the directory where you installed Ant:

   ANT_HOME=/apache-install-dir/apache-ant-version
   ANT_OPTS="-Xms256M -Xmx512M"
   PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin:$ANT_HOME/bin
   export ANT_HOME ANT_OPTS PATH

3. To test the setting, type ant at a command prompt and press Return.

   • If a Build not found error message appears, you have correctly installed Ant.

   • If you do not see an error message, check the environment variable settings and make sure they are pointing to the correct directory locations.