conor 01/07/07 21:56:53
Modified: docs/manual install.html
src/script ant.bat
Log:
Handle spaces in JikesPath.
Add warning not to use Longfilenames for ANT_HOME on Win9X
PR: 1957
Revision Changes Path
1.8 +20 -0 jakarta-ant/docs/manual/install.html
Index: install.html
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RCS file: /home/cvs/jakarta-ant/docs/manual/install.html,v
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diff -u -r1.7 -r1.8
--- install.html 2001/06/13 15:29:40 1.7
+++ install.html 2001/07/08 04:56:52 1.8
@@ -68,6 +68,26 @@
To install Ant, choose a directory and copy the distribution
file there. This directory will be known as ANT_HOME.
+<br>
+
+<table width="80%">
+<tr>
+ <td colspan="2">
+ <b>Windows 95 and Windows 98 Note:</b>
+ </td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+ <td width="5%"> </td>
+ <td><i>
+On these systems, the script used to launch Ant will have
+problems if ANT_HOME is a long filename. This is due to
+limitations in the OS's handling of the <code>"for"</code>
+batch-file statement. It is recommended, therefore, that Ant be
+installed in a <b>short</b> path, such as C:\Ant.</i>
+ </td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<br>
Before you can run ant there is some additional set up you
will need to do:</p>
1.8 +1 -1 jakarta-ant/src/script/ant.bat
Index: ant.bat
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RCS file: /home/cvs/jakarta-ant/src/script/ant.bat,v
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diff -u -r1.7 -r1.8
--- ant.bat 2001/07/07 12:37:59 1.7
+++ ant.bat 2001/07/08 04:56:53 1.8
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
goto end
:runAntWithJikes
-"%_JAVACMD%" -classpath "%LOCALCLASSPATH%" -Dant.home="%ANT_HOME%"
-Djikes.class.path=%JIKESPATH% %ANT_OPTS% org.apache.tools.ant.Main
%ANT_CMD_LINE_ARGS%
+"%_JAVACMD%" -classpath "%LOCALCLASSPATH%" -Dant.home="%ANT_HOME%"
-Djikes.class.path="%JIKESPATH%" %ANT_OPTS% org.apache.tools.ant.Main
%ANT_CMD_LINE_ARGS%
:end
set LOCALCLASSPATH=
