Error Message: ant -v Apache Ant version 1.6.5 compiled on June 2 2005 Buildfile: build.xml Detected Java version: 1.5 in: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre Detected OS: Linux parsing buildfile /home/corejava/trunk/MobileOfficePlatform/test/Automation/RF/build.xml with URI = file:///home/corejava/trunk/MobileOfficePlatform/test/Automation/RF/build.xml Project base dir set to: /home/corejava/trunk/MobileOfficePlatform/test/Automation/RF parsing buildfile jar:file:/usr/share/ant/lib/ant.jar!/org/apache/tools/ant/antlib.xml with URI = jar:file:/usr/share/ant/lib/ant.jar!/org/apache/tools/ant/antlib.xml BUILD FAILED /home/corejava/trunk/MobileOfficePlatform/test/Automation/RF/build.xml:2: The following error occurred while executing this line: jar:file:/usr/share/ant/lib/ant.jar!/org/apache/tools/ant/antlib.xml:37: Could not create task or type of type: componentdef. Ant could not find the task or a class this task relies upon. This is common and has a number of causes; the usual solutions are to read the manual pages then download and install needed JAR files, or fix the build file: - You have misspelt 'componentdef'. Fix: check your spelling. - The task needs an external JAR file to execute and this is not found at the right place in the classpath. Fix: check the documentation for dependencies. Fix: declare the task. - The task is an Ant optional task and the JAR file and/or libraries implementing the functionality were not found at the time you yourself built your installation of Ant from the Ant sources. Fix: Look in the ANT_HOME/lib for the 'ant-' JAR corresponding to the task and make sure it contains more than merely a META-INF/MANIFEST.MF. If all it contains is the manifest, then rebuild Ant with the needed libraries present in ${ant.home}/lib/optional/ , or alternatively, download a pre-built release version from apache.org - The build file was written for a later version of Ant Fix: upgrade to at least the latest release version of Ant - The task is not an Ant core or optional task and needs to be declared using <taskdef>. - You are attempting to use a task defined using <presetdef> or <macrodef> but have spelt wrong or not defined it at the point of use Remember that for JAR files to be visible to Ant tasks implemented in ANT_HOME/lib, the files must be in the same directory or on the classpath Please neither file bug reports on this problem, nor email the Ant mailing lists, until all of these causes have been explored, as this is not an Ant bug. at org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectHelper.addLocationToBuildException(ProjectHelper.java:539) at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Definer.loadAntlib(Definer.java:332) at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Definer.execute(Definer.java:236) at org.apache.tools.ant.ComponentHelper.checkNamespace(ComponentHelper.java:761) at org.apache.tools.ant.ComponentHelper.getDefinition(ComponentHelper.java:221) at org.apache.tools.ant.ComponentHelper.createComponent(ComponentHelper.java:198) at org.apache.tools.ant.ComponentHelper.createComponent(ComponentHelper.java:176) at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.makeObject(UnknownElement.java:388) at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.maybeConfigure(UnknownElement.java:158) at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:363) at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.execute(Target.java:341) at org.apache.tools.ant.helper.ProjectHelper2.parse(ProjectHelper2.java:142) at org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectHelper.configureProject(ProjectHelper.java:91) at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.runBuild(Main.java:653) at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.startAnt(Main.java:187) at org.apache.tools.ant.launch.Launcher.run(Launcher.java:280) at org.apache.tools.ant.launch.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:109) Caused by: jar:file:/usr/share/ant/lib/ant.jar!/org/apache/tools/ant/antlib.xml:37: Could not create task or type of type: componentdef. Ant could not find the task or a class this task relies upon. This is common and has a number of causes; the usual solutions are to read the manual pages then download and install needed JAR files, or fix the build file: - You have misspelt 'componentdef'. Fix: check your spelling. - The task needs an external JAR file to execute and this is not found at the right place in the classpath. Fix: check the documentation for dependencies. Fix: declare the task. - The task is an Ant optional task and the JAR file and/or libraries implementing the functionality were not found at the time you yourself built your installation of Ant from the Ant sources. Fix: Look in the ANT_HOME/lib for the 'ant-' JAR corresponding to the task and make sure it contains more than merely a META-INF/MANIFEST.MF. If all it contains is the manifest, then rebuild Ant with the needed libraries present in ${ant.home}/lib/optional/ , or alternatively, download a pre-built release version from apache.org - The build file was written for a later version of Ant Fix: upgrade to at least the latest release version of Ant - The task is not an Ant core or optional task and needs to be declared using <taskdef>. - You are attempting to use a task defined using <presetdef> or <macrodef> but have spelt wrong or not defined it at the point of use Remember that for JAR files to be visible to Ant tasks implemented in ANT_HOME/lib, the files must be in the same directory or on the classpath Please neither file bug reports on this problem, nor email the Ant mailing lists, until all of these causes have been explored, as this is not an Ant bug. at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.getNotFoundException(UnknownElement.java:493) at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.makeObject(UnknownElement.java:391) at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.maybeConfigure(UnknownElement.java:158) at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Antlib.execute(Antlib.java:146) at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364) at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Definer.loadAntlib(Definer.java:330) ... 15 more --- Nested Exception --- jar:file:/usr/share/ant/lib/ant.jar!/org/apache/tools/ant/antlib.xml:37: Could not create task or type of type: componentdef. Ant could not find the task or a class this task relies upon. This is common and has a number of causes; the usual solutions are to read the manual pages then download and install needed JAR files, or fix the build file: - You have misspelt 'componentdef'. Fix: check your spelling. - The task needs an external JAR file to execute and this is not found at the right place in the classpath. Fix: check the documentation for dependencies. Fix: declare the task. - The task is an Ant optional task and the JAR file and/or libraries implementing the functionality were not found at the time you yourself built your installation of Ant from the Ant sources. Fix: Look in the ANT_HOME/lib for the 'ant-' JAR corresponding to the task and make sure it contains more than merely a META-INF/MANIFEST.MF. If all it contains is the manifest, then rebuild Ant with the needed libraries present in ${ant.home}/lib/optional/ , or alternatively, download a pre-built release version from apache.org - The build file was written for a later version of Ant Fix: upgrade to at least the latest release version of Ant - The task is not an Ant core or optional task and needs to be declared using <taskdef>. - You are attempting to use a task defined using <presetdef> or <macrodef> but have spelt wrong or not defined it at the point of use Remember that for JAR files to be visible to Ant tasks implemented in ANT_HOME/lib, the files must be in the same directory or on the classpath Please neither file bug reports on this problem, nor email the Ant mailing lists, until all of these causes have been explored, as this is not an Ant bug. at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.getNotFoundException(UnknownElement.java:493) at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.makeObject(UnknownElement.java:391) at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.maybeConfigure(UnknownElement.java:158) at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Antlib.execute(Antlib.java:146) at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364) at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Definer.loadAntlib(Definer.java:330) at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Definer.execute(Definer.java:236) at org.apache.tools.ant.ComponentHelper.checkNamespace(ComponentHelper.java:761) at org.apache.tools.ant.ComponentHelper.getDefinition(ComponentHelper.java:221) at org.apache.tools.ant.ComponentHelper.createComponent(ComponentHelper.java:198) at org.apache.tools.ant.ComponentHelper.createComponent(ComponentHelper.java:176) at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.makeObject(UnknownElement.java:388) at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.maybeConfigure(UnknownElement.java:158) at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:363) at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.execute(Target.java:341) at org.apache.tools.ant.helper.ProjectHelper2.parse(ProjectHelper2.java:142) at org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectHelper.configureProject(ProjectHelper.java:91) at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.runBuild(Main.java:653) at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.startAnt(Main.java:187) at org.apache.tools.ant.launch.Launcher.run(Launcher.java:280) at org.apache.tools.ant.launch.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:109) Total time: 0 seconds
Your own output shows you are picking up version 1.6.5 of Ant from the system somewhere, not 1.7 or even 1.8. This has nothing to do with Ant itself IMHO, and is an installation issue, not a big. Feel free to re-open, although I advice you to search the user mailing list for similar issues (it's a common theme with Linux distros), and/or ask a question there.
I downloaded the latest version of ant from the website which is ant 1.8.1 I removed the previouly installed version from the system. When I ran the command ./ant -version it is still showing that 1.6.5. I was in the directory of newly extracted ant version when I ran the command Philip Tham
Just because you're still having trouble does not mean you have discovered a bug and should therefore reopen this item. You should present your situation on Ant's user list user@ant.apache.org and respectfully ask for help with your problem.